[ADJ 形容词]最重要的;首要的 Something that is paramount or of paramount importance is more important than anything else.
The child's welfare must be seen as paramount...
必须把儿童福利摆在首位。
Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.
氮对地球上的生命至关重要。
...the paramount need for a peaceful solution to the crisis.
和平解决危机的迫切性
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para·mount/ˈpærəmaʊnt; NAmEˈpærəmaʊnt/adjective1more important than anything else 至为重要的;首要的◆This matter is of paramount importance.此事至关重要。◆Safety is paramount.安全至上。☞language bank at
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2( formal) having the highest position or the greatest power 至高无上的;至尊的;权力最大的◆China's paramount leader中国的最高领导人▶para·mount·cy/ˈpærəmaʊntsi; NAmEˈpærəmaʊntsi/noun[uncountable ]para·mount/ˈpærəmaʊnt; NAmEˈpærəmaʊnt/para·mount·cy/ˈpærəmaʊntsi; NAmEˈpærəmaʊntsi/
more important than anything else: During a war the interests of the state are paramount, and those of the individual come last. Women’s role as mothers is of paramount importance to society.► see thesaurus at
important
—paramountcy noun [uncountable]
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