The invention provides a semi-closed type timing constant-volume thermodynamic circulation method and a semi-closed type timing constant-volume thermodynamic circulation system of a prime motor. The thermodynamic circulation method comprises six processes, namely multi-compression-stage intercooling, countercurrent heat exchanging, timing constant-volume burning, adiabatic expansion, aftercooling, and carbon dioxide and water removal. Heat-power conversion is achieved in the thermodynamic circulation. In the process of multi-compression-stage intercooling, compression power consumption is lowered; in the process of countercurrent heat exchanging, the enthalpy of an expanded working medium is recovered to participate in thermodynamic circulation; the process of timing constant-volume burning effectively inhibits the generation of harmful pollutants such as HC, CO, PM and NOx; in the process of adiabatic expansion, complete expansion for working is achieved; in the process of aftercooling, the working medium is further cooled to the environment temperature and the expansion ratio in the process of adiabatic expansion is enhanced; in the process of carbon dioxide and water removal, the carbon dioxide and the water generated in the process of timing constant-volume burning are removed; the remaining work mediums participate in the next thermodynamic circulation. By the method and the system, the direction is defined for designing a high-efficiency low-pollutant-emission and high-performance prime motor in the future.