英:[ˈfɔːməʊst]
美:[ˈfɔːrmoʊst]
英:[ˈfɔːməʊst]
美:[ˈfɔːrmoʊst]
fore·most
for most
Adjective
1. ranking above all others;
"was first in her class"
"the foremost figure among marine artists"
"the top graduate"
2. situated closest to the bow;
"the foremost compartment of the ship"
3. preceding all others in spatial position;
"the foremost compartment of the ship"
Adverb
1. prominently forward;
"he put his best foot foremost"
2. before anything else;
"first we must consider the garter snake"
first and foremost首先;首要的是
这组词都有“首要的,主要的”的意思,其区别是:
principal用于人时,指地位优于其他人;用于物时,指该物在大小、重要性等方面优于他物。
leading侧重指具有影响力或凝聚力。从而有主导和引导的作用。
primary通常不用于人。用于物时,指在重要性方面占第一位。
foremost侧重指在行进或发展过程中居首位。
capital着重指因重要性、意义、优越或重大而名列同类之首。
major指同其他人或其它物、问题等相比较,显得更加重要和突出。
chief拽人时,表同类中职位最高,权力最大;指物时,表同类中最重要,价值最高。
main通常只用于物。指在一定范围内,某物的重要性、体积或力量等超过其它物。
以上来源于网络
中古英语 formest,源自古英语 fyrmest, formest “最早的,第一的,最突出的”,源自原始日耳曼语 *furmista-/*frumista-(与古英语 fruma “开始”有关),源自 PIE *pre-mo-, suffixed (superlative) form of root *per- (1)“向前”,因此“通过,前面,之前,第一”+附加最高级后缀 -est。关于 -m-, 请参见 -most,并比较类似形式的古弗里西亚语 formest,哥特语 frumists。在假定它是 fore 和 most 的复合词的情况下进行了改变。没有最高级 -m- 的同一复合词是 first。在古英语中也作为副词,“首先,在第一位。”
Adjective and Adverb Middle English formest, from Old English, superlative of forma first; akin to Old High German fruma advantage, Old English fore fore
The first known use of foremost was before the 12th century
foremostadjective
first in time, place, or order : most important
1 “This is extremely serious, and first and foremost I’m glad to hear you say you are okay, Jules. I want you to know that’s my first concern.”
2 His passenger list included one of Egypt’s foremost practitioners of the danse du ventre, the young and lushly feminine Farida Mazhar, destined to become a legend in America.
3 The premier occupies the foremost place in the world of politics.
首相是政界的首要人物.
4 He is one of the foremost scientists in China.
他是中国最重要的科学家之一。
5 The height of the thing was but one element of its magnificence, and not even the foremost.
6 First and foremost, there was the stunning ease with which the freshmen had won at Poughkeepsie in June.
7 As one of the nation’s foremost experts on restorative justice, she was the one people turned to in situations like this, situations where healing seemed possible.
8 “I know how hard y’all have worked on your egg drops,” she continued, “and I want to tell you, first and foremost, you are all winners!”
9 He'd need to make sure he was ready, and to put his best foot forward, first and foremost, he needed to not smell like a...forward foot.
10 I am thin, so, with his aid, I got out, but feet foremost, and, as we were only a few feet above ground, landed unhurt.
11 The foremost probably was the sheer need for military manpower that made it attractive to recruit bands of Germanic peoples for the armies.
最重要的可能是对军事人力的绝对需求,这使得招募日耳曼人加入军队变得很有吸引力。
12 The art historian George Ortiz was once asked by Ernst Langlotz, one of the world’s foremost experts on archaic sculpture, whether he wanted to purchase a bronze statuette.
13 And I mean this literally, because the Yule Ball is and foremost a dance.
而我是认真的, 因为圣诞舞会是最重要的舞会.
14 Israel’s foremost documentary market CoPro has unveiled its main slate ahead of the event next month.
15 As you read my father’s autobiography, whether for the first time or after a long absence, it is my hope that you will come to know him foremost as a man.
16 But Iraq is first and foremost an Arab state.
但是伊拉克首先是一个阿拉伯国家。
17 First and foremost, the project needed to be approved.
最重要的是, 该项目需要得到批准.
18 The tunnel was full of whispers, as the foremost encouraged those behind, as the brave urged on the fainthearted, as the old gave hope to the young.
19 the world's foremost authority on the subject
该学科全世界首屈一指的权威
20 The reasons are simple and foremost, Texas no state income taxes!
原因很简单:最重要的是, 德州没有收入税!
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2 最前
4 领先的
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10 领先
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13 一流的
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16 首先
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19 在最前面
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23 最好的
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