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paramount

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adj.极为重要的

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paramount为短语/超纲词汇

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副词:paramountly 名词:paramountcy

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mount=mountain(山),to ascend(上升)

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paramount


/'pærəmaʊnt; `pærə,maunt/
adj (fml 文) having the greatest importance or significance; supreme最重要的; 最重大的; 至上的
*This matter is of paramountimportance. 此事至关重大.
* The reduction of unemployment should be paramount in the government's economic policy. 降低失业率应是政府经济政策的头等大事.

paramount


adj formal
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Anglo-French;Origin: paramont, from Old French par 'by' + amont 'above']
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.
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