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小词详解 | paramount
paramount 英 [ˈpærəmaʊnt] 美 [ˈpærəmaʊnt
Walmart’s top supply-chain executive in America is overhauling the retail giant’s distribution system, and in his mind speed is paramount.
这位沃尔玛的美国供应链最高主管正在改革这家零售巨头的分销系统,在他看来速度是至关重要的。
——《经济学人》She does not come from money, and her ability to afford tuition is of paramount concern.
她不是富裕家庭出身,能否负担得起学费是最为重要的问题。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] 比其他任何事物都重要的;至高无上的
最高首领
paramount chief最高领导人
paramount leader
安全至上。
Safety is paramount.此事至关重要。
This matter is of paramount importance.很多事情要优先解决,但当务之急是减少预算赤字。
There are many priorities, but reducing the budget deficit is of paramount importance.
There are few men to whom it is the most important thing in the world, and they are not very interesting ones; even women, with whom the subject is of paramount interest, have a contempt for them.
尽管也有很少数男人把爱情当作世界上的头等大事,但这些人常常是一些索然寡味的人;即便对爱情感到无限兴趣的女人,对这类男子也不太看得起。
uppermost: highest in place, rank, or importance supreme: (of authority or an office, or someone holding it) superior to all others dominant: most important, powerful, or influential