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Primacy 英 Praɪməsi] 美 Praɪməsi N.第一;首位;卓越;(天主教)大主教的职位 Marxism Believes Matter

英语单词 primacy
英美音标 英 ['praɪməsi] 美 ['praɪməsi]
中文释义 n.第一;首位;卓越;(天主教)大主教的职位
英语例句 (1) Marxism believes in the primacy of matter.
(2) Nixon accepted the primacy of foreign policy considerations.
(3) Even in the city, green space has primacy.
(4) He was too proud of the primacy of his intelligence to listen.
中文例句 (1) 马克思主义相信物质的第一性。
(2) 尼克松承认应当把对外政策的考虑放在第一位。
(3) 甚至在城中,绿色的空间仍是其首位。
(4) 他智力超群,以至过于骄傲,听不进别人的话。
vocabulary简明 Something with primacy has first importance. If you are deciding who to take on an all-expenses-paid trip up the Amazon, the quality of being chill and fun might take primacy over the number of years you've been friends.
vocabulary扩展 Primacy comes from primary, meaning first, and it is like a condition of always having first place. If you are the teacher’s pet, you might have primacy over your classmates. You can also talk about primacy within a field. Madonna, Beyonce, and Shakira have all at one time or another achieved primacy in the field of pop music. Keep practicing, maybe you'll be next.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]首要;首位 The primacy of something is the fact that it is the most important or most powerful thing in a particular situation.
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  • The political idea at the heart of this is the primacy of the individual.

    其核心的政治观点就是把个人放在首位。

  • ...the primacy of experience over analysis.

    经验相对于分析的重要性

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