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单词 paramount
释义 par·a·mount
I. \ˈparəˌmau̇nt also ˈper-; substand New York City often -mänt\ adjective
Etymology: Anglo-French paramont, from Old French par by (from Latin per through, by) + amont above, from a to (from Latin ad) + mont mountain — more at for, at, mount
1. : having a higher or the highest rank or authority
 < one of the paramount sheikhs in the desert — Times Literary Supplement >
 < the paramount king of Yoruba land — J.G.Frazer >
 < the paramount patriarch of the group — Weston La Barre >
2. : superior to all others (as in power, position, or importance) : chief, supreme, preeminent
 < the need of this people for water is paramount — M.J.Herskovits >
 < the new constitution should be … paramount over all other constitutions — F.A.Ogg & P.O.Ray >
 < Federal Government's claim of paramount right and dominion over the resources of the marginal sea — U.S. Code >
 < the reporter is the paramount performer — F.L.Mott >
 < the paramount problem of our time — Cecil Hobbs >
 < time is of paramount importance — F.D.Roosevelt >
Synonyms: see dominant
II. noun
(-s)
: a lord paramount : a supreme proprietor or ruler
 < his cousin … the paramount of the tribe — T.E.Lawrence >
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