paramount
a 最高的,首要的(para类似+mount→类似高山→最高的)
释义2:
paramount
◙ adjective1. more important than anything else; supreme • 最重要的;至高无上的 »the interests of the child are of paramount importance. 最重要的是孩子的权益。 [attrib.] having supreme power• 拥有至高无上权利的 »a paramount chief. 主宰一切的首领。【派生】
♦ paramountcy noun♦ paramountly adverb【语源】
1. mid 16th cent. (in the sense 'highest in jurisdiction' in the phrases lord paramount and paramount chief): from Anglo-Norman French paramont, from Old French par 'by' + amont 'above'
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