priority
英 [pra?'?r?t?]
美[pra?'?r?ti]
- n. 优先；优先权；[数] 优先次序；优先考虑的事
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词态变化
复数:?priorities;
中文词源
priority 优先权
来自prior,先前的，优先的，-ity,名词后缀。引申词义优先权。
英文词源
- priority (n.)
- late 14c., "state of being earlier," from Old French priorite (14c.), from Medieval Latin prioritatem (nominative prioritas) "fact or condition of being prior," from Latin prior (see prior (adj.)). From c. 1400 as "precedence in right or rank." Wyclif (early 15c.) renders prioritas into (Middle) English as furtherhead.
双语例句
- 1. Spain's top priority is the signing of an EMU treaty.
- 西班牙的当务之急是签署《欧洲经济和货币联盟条约》。
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- 2. The government has pledged to give the promotion of democracy higher priority.
- 政府已经保证把促进民主摆在更重要的位置。
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- 3. Protection of sites, habitats and landscapes is of uppermost priority.
- 保护遗址、栖息地和风景区是重中之重。
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- 4. Priority will be given to those who apply early.
- 早申请者将获优先考虑。
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- 5. The Labour Party has not made the issue a high priority.
- 工党尚未将该问题列为优先考虑的事项。
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