paramount
/ˈpærəmaʊnt/adjective
1- more 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。
1.1
- attrib. having supreme power拥有至高无上权利的：
a paramount chief.
主宰一切的首领。
派生词
paramountcy
nounparamountly
adverb词源
mid 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'.