par·a·mount
adjective/ˈpærəmaʊnt/
/ˈpærəmaʊnt/
- more important than anything else
至为重要的；首要的 - This matter is of paramount importance.
此事至关重要。 - Safety is paramount.
安全至上。 - The welfare of the child must always be the court’s paramount consideration.
儿童的福利必须始终是法院的首要考虑因素。
Language Bank vitalvitalSaying that something is necessary- It is vital that journalists can verify the accuracy of their reports.
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- It is vital that journalists can verify the accuracy of their reports.
- Journalists play a vital/crucial role in educating the public.
新闻记者对教育公众起着极其重要的作用。
- Journalists play a vital/crucial role in educating the public.
- Public trust is a crucial issue for all news organizations.
对所有新闻机构来说，公众的信任是至关重要的问题。
- Public trust is a crucial issue for all news organizations.
- The ability to write well is essential for any journalist.
好的笔头功夫对任何一个新闻记者都是非常重要的。
- The ability to write well is essential for any journalist.
- The internet has become an indispensable tool for reporters.
互联网已经成为记者不可或缺的工具。
- The internet has become an indispensable tool for reporters.
- In journalism, accuracy is paramount/…is of paramount importance.
在新闻工作中，准确至关重要。
- In journalism, accuracy is paramount/…is of paramount importance.
- It is imperative that journalists maintain the highest possible standards of reporting.
新闻记者的当务之急是尽可能保持最高水平的报道。
- It is imperative that journalists maintain the highest possible standards of reporting.
- This matter is of paramount importance.
- (formal) having the highest position or the greatest power
至高无上的；至尊的；权力最大的 - China’s paramount leader
中国的最高领导人
- China’s paramount leader
Word Originmid 16th cent. (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’.