primacy
/ˈpraɪməsɪ/noun
mass noun
1
- the fact of being primary, pre-eminent, or more important卓越; 首位, 首要：
London's primacy as a financial centre.
伦敦作为金融中心的卓越地位。
2
- the office, period of office, or authority of a primate of the Church首主教（或都主教, 大主教）的职位（或任期、权力）。
3
- usu. as modifier Psychology the fact of an item having been presented earlier to the subject (especially as increasing its likelihood of being remembered)【心理】首因; 首位：
the primacy effect is thought to reflect recall from a long-term memory store.
首因效应被认为能反映长期记忆库中的记忆。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French primatie, from medieval Latin primatia, from Latin primas, primat- 'of the first rank' （see PRIMATE1）.