primacy

英 ['praɪməsɪ] 美 ['praɪməsi]
  • n. 首位;卓越;大主教的职位

助记提示


1、prim- + -acy.
2、含义:office of a church primate, principal, chief, of the first rank.

中文词源


primacy 首要,至高无上

来自prime,第一的,主要的,-acy,抽象名词后缀。

英文词源


primacy (n.)
late 14c., from Old French primacie (14c., in Modern French spelled primatie) and directly from Medieval Latin primatia "office of a church primate" (late 12c.), from Late Latin primas (genitive primatis) "principal, chief, of the first rank" (see primate).

双语例句


1. a belief in the primacy of the family
家庭至上论

来自《权威词典》

2. Even in the 18th century scholars continued to give primacy to the written word.
甚至到了18世纪,学者们仍然将书面语放在第一位。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The political idea at the heart of this is the primacy of the individual.
其核心的政治观点就是把个人放在首位。

来自柯林斯例句

4. He was too proud of the primacy of his intelligence to listen.
他太自负,以其智力过人而不好好听.

来自辞典例句

5. The primacy of the deed is over word and thought.
行动胜过语言和思想.

来自辞典例句

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