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adjective ˈparəmaʊntˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt 1More important than anything else; supreme. 最重要的；至高无上的 the interests of the child are of paramount importance 最重要的是孩子的权益。 Example sentencesExamples - Victory is paramount and anything that gets in the way is deemed the enemy that must be destroyed at all costs.
- Free trade is a principle which recognizes the paramount importance of individual action.
- The requirement of absolute honesty so that there can be absolute trust in a solicitor is obviously of paramount importance.
- He said of paramount importance was the need for development of sport infrastructure in member states.
- At peak times, when children are going to or coming from school, their safety is of paramount importance.
- I didn't do anything about it; her happiness was still of paramount importance in my mind.
- It should by this means embody the central principle that the learner's needs are of paramount importance.
- It is of paramount importance that the chairperson and the director work well together.
- Public hearings on important matters are paramount to monitoring government.
- The safety of our passengers, fellow crew members and vessels is of paramount importance.
- Devotion to her religion was of paramount importance to her right up to the end.
- Economic growth is of paramount importance, and cutting taxes is the way to get it.
- The planning of land is of paramount importance because you don't get a second chance.
- It is of paramount importance to take a principled stand against the advocates of communal hatred on all sides.
- It is paramount that all the outstanding subscriptions are paid in order to keep the service in operation.
- In the current market, however, a competitive price will be of paramount importance.
- In many pagan myth cycles, of paramount importance is the winter.
- Any major redevelopment of the south Sutton area is of paramount importance to all those who reside in the area.
- The health and wellbeing of employees and guests is of paramount importance to all its members.
- Where building projects and the underground projects were concerned, speed was of paramount importance.
Synonyms most important, of greatest importance, of prime importance, of supreme importance uppermost, supreme, chief, overriding, predominant, cardinal, foremost, first and foremost, prime, primary, principal, pre-eminent, highest, utmost, main, key, central, leading, major, top, topmost, dominant informal number-one 2attributive Having supreme power. 拥有至高无上权利的 主宰一切的首领。 Example sentencesExamples - He was deposed as paramount chief and Zululand was annexed to British authority at Ulundi on 1 September.
- It wasn't land ownership exactly, but the paramount chiefs were allowed to allocate land rights to residents.
- Social contact with the outside world was absolutely crucial to maintaining the power of paramount chiefs.
- The role of the United States as a paramount power is somewhat comparable to Great Britain in the nineteenth century.
- All the territory of an administrative chiefdom is technically held by the paramount chief.
Synonyms unequalled, without equal, unparalleled, without parallel, matchless, unmatched, peerless, without peer, unsurpassed, unbeaten, unexcelled, incomparable, beyond compare, inimitable
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense 'highest in jurisdiction' in the phrases lord paramount and paramount chief): from Anglo-Norman French paramont, from Old French par 'by' + amont 'above'. mountain from Middle English: The Latin word mons ‘mountain’ was extended in French to create the ancestor of mountain. It is also the source of mount (Old English), paramount (mid 16th century) ‘highest’, and amount (Middle English). The story behind the proverb if the mountain won't come to Muhammad, Muhammad must go to the mountain, was told in 1625 by the philosopher Francis Bacon. Muhammad was once challenged to prove his credentials as a prophet by summoning Mount Safa to come to him. Inevitably, the mountain did not move in response to his summons, but Muhammad had a ready answer for this. He observed that if the mountain had moved it would have crushed him and all his followers to death. Therefore it was only right that now he should go to the mountain and give thanks to God for his mercy in sparing them all from this disaster. The phrase to move mountains means both ‘to achieve apparently impossible results’ and ‘to make every effort’. In the first sense it goes back to Paul's First Epistle to the Corinthians: ‘And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.’ The contrast of size between mountains and molehills has been exploited since the late 16th century hence make a mountain out of a molehill.
proper nounˈparəmaʊntˈpɛrəˌmaʊnt 1A city in south-western California, south-east of Los Angeles; population 55,236 (est. 2008). - 1.1 A US film production and distribution company established in 1912. A major studio of the silent era, Paramount acted as an outlet for many of the films of Cecil B. de Mille and helped to create stars such as Mary Pickford and Rudolf Valentino.
adjectiveˈpɛrəˌmaʊntˈperəˌmount 1More important than anything else; supreme. 最重要的；至高无上的 the interests of the child are of paramount importance 最重要的是孩子的权益。 Example sentencesExamples - Any major redevelopment of the south Sutton area is of paramount importance to all those who reside in the area.
- In the current market, however, a competitive price will be of paramount importance.
- It is of paramount importance to take a principled stand against the advocates of communal hatred on all sides.
- It is of paramount importance that the chairperson and the director work well together.
- Public hearings on important matters are paramount to monitoring government.
- The requirement of absolute honesty so that there can be absolute trust in a solicitor is obviously of paramount importance.
- He said of paramount importance was the need for development of sport infrastructure in member states.
- Where building projects and the underground projects were concerned, speed was of paramount importance.
- Free trade is a principle which recognizes the paramount importance of individual action.
- It is paramount that all the outstanding subscriptions are paid in order to keep the service in operation.
- In many pagan myth cycles, of paramount importance is the winter.
- The health and wellbeing of employees and guests is of paramount importance to all its members.
- The planning of land is of paramount importance because you don't get a second chance.
- I didn't do anything about it; her happiness was still of paramount importance in my mind.
- It should by this means embody the central principle that the learner's needs are of paramount importance.
- Devotion to her religion was of paramount importance to her right up to the end.
- At peak times, when children are going to or coming from school, their safety is of paramount importance.
- The safety of our passengers, fellow crew members and vessels is of paramount importance.
- Victory is paramount and anything that gets in the way is deemed the enemy that must be destroyed at all costs.
- Economic growth is of paramount importance, and cutting taxes is the way to get it.
Synonyms most important, of greatest importance, of prime importance, of supreme importance - 1.1attributive Having supreme power.
拥有至高无上权利的 主宰一切的首领。 Example sentencesExamples - He was deposed as paramount chief and Zululand was annexed to British authority at Ulundi on 1 September.
- It wasn't land ownership exactly, but the paramount chiefs were allowed to allocate land rights to residents.
- The role of the United States as a paramount power is somewhat comparable to Great Britain in the nineteenth century.
- All the territory of an administrative chiefdom is technically held by the paramount chief.
- Social contact with the outside world was absolutely crucial to maintaining the power of paramount chiefs.
Synonyms unequalled, without equal, unparalleled, without parallel, matchless, unmatched, peerless, without peer, unsurpassed, unbeaten, unexcelled, incomparable, beyond compare, inimitable
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense ‘highest in jurisdiction’ in the phrases lord paramount and paramount chief): from Anglo-Norman French paramont, from Old French par ‘by’ + amont ‘above’. proper nounˈpɛrəˌmaʊntˈperəˌmount 1A city in southwestern California, southeast of Los Angeles; population 55,236 (est. 2008). - 1.1 A US film production and distribution company established in 1912. A major studio of the silent era, Paramount acted as an outlet for many of the films of Cecil B. de Mille and helped to create stars such as Mary Pickford and Rudolf Valentino.
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