| 单词 | paramount |
| 释义 | paramount —paramountcy, n. —paramountly, adv. /par"euh mownt'/, adj. 1. chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance. 2. above others in rank or authority; superior in power or jurisdiction. n. 3. a supreme ruler; overlord. [1525-35; < AF paramont above, equiv. to par PER- + a mont < L ad montem to the mountain, hence, in OF: upward, above; see AD-, MOUNT2] Syn. 1. See dominant. Ant. 1. unimportant. |
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