复数： elementals

It 's darwin at its most elemental , your genes vs. hers .

这是最基本的达尔文进化论，即你的基因与她的基因之争。

Finally , there is the elemental fact that america can no longer afford its own ambitions .

最后，有一个基本的事实，即美国不再能担负得起它自己的雄心了。

He maintained that technology alters cognition itself , all the way down to its deepest , most elemental processes .

他认为科技会改变认知，其改变深入到认知过程中最深刻最基本的阶段。

What they are being forced to go through now is -- in the most elemental sense of this word -- a shame .

眼前他们被迫忍受煎熬的场面（对我们）恰是某一词语最基本的词义，这个词是---羞愧。

It 's the most elemental question in the world , but one that is not always easy to answer .

这是人世间最基本的问题，但却不总是容易给出答案。