primacy

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n. 第一, 首位, 卓越

发音

UK /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/
UK /ˈpɹɪ.mə.si/
US /ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/

词形变化

primacies 复数 primacies

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc.

    不可数

    The court affirmed the primacy of federal law.

    He argued for the primacy of reason over emotion.

    establish the primacy of something

    acknowledge the primacy of something

    assert primacy

  2. 2.

    Excellence; supremacy.

    古体 不可数
  3. 3.

    The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church.

    不可数 宗教
  4. 4.

    The office or dignity of an archbishop.

    不可数 宗教

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

importance grandness

下位词 1

fundamentalness

相关短语

primacy effect primacy effects

词源

From Old French primacie, from Medieval Latin primatia (“office of a church primate”), from Latin primas plus a suffix corresponding to -acy. By surface analysis, prime + -acy.

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