paramount
/ˈpærəmaʊnt//ˈpærəˌmaʊnt/
- n.
- 首长，最高当局
- adj.
- 最重要的，最高的，至上的
中文释义来自 ECDICT
词源链
- 英语English
paramount
词源说明
From Anglo-Norman paramont / paramount (“paramount, pre-eminent; above”), from Old French par / per (“by”) + amont / amunt (“upward”). Par is derived from Latin per (“by means of, through”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth, fare”); amont and amunt are from Latin ad montem (“to the mountain; upward”), from ad (“up to”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“at; to”)) + montem (the accusative singular of mōns (“mount, mountain”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to stand out, tower”)).
释义
形容词adjective
- 1often postpositiveHighest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
- 2Of the highest importance.
- 3obsoleteOf a law, right, etc.: having precedence over or superior