paramount
🇺🇸 /ˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt/
📖 释义
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adjective
至高无上的; 最高权力的
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noun
最高统治者
🔗 详情
词形变化
可数
复数: paramounts
常用搭配
of paramount importanceparamount concernparamount significanceparamount considerationparamount objective
派生词
paramountcyparamountly
同义词
supremepreeminentforemostoverridingprincipalchief
反义词
insignificanttrivialminorsubordinate
易混淆词
paramour
EN: 'Paramour' means a lover (especially an illicit one); 'paramount' means supreme or of the highest importance.
zh: 'Paramour' 指情人(尤指不正当关系中的情人);'paramount' 意为至高无上的或最重要的。
拼写提示
EN: Remember 'paramount' ends in '-ount' (from Anglo-French 'par amount' meaning 'above all'), not '-ount' as in 'amount'—though they share the same root. Do not confuse with 'paramour.'
zh: 记住 'paramount' 以 '-ount' 结尾(源自盎格鲁法语 'par amount',意为“在所有之上”),而不是像 'amount' 那样的拼写——尽管它们有相同的词根。不要与 'paramour' 混淆。
💬 例句
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The safety of the passengers is of paramount importance to the airline.
乘客的安全对航空公司来说至关重要。
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The king was the paramount ruler over all the lesser lords.
国王是所有低级领主中至高无上的统治者。
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The tribal paramount settled the dispute between the two villages.
部落的最高首领解决了两个村庄之间的争端。