primacy
英 ['praɪməsɪ]
美['praɪməsi]
- n. 首位；卓越；大主教的职位
词态变化
复数: primacies;
助记提示
1、prim- + -acy.
2、含义：office of a church primate, principal, chief, of the first rank.
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