学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3555 paramount

 今天我们要学的词是 paramount¹. Paramount is spelled P-A-R-A-M-O-U-N-T, paramount.

 

Paramount 的意思是首要的，至高无上的。It was the hope that 2020 Olympics could still be held as a distraction² from the COVID-19 outbreak around the world. However, it was decided³ that the health of everyone involved was paramount. 尽管人们希望仍然能够举办2020年奥运会，以分散对全球冠状病毒爆发的注意力，但是最终做出的决定是每个参与者的健康高于一切。

 

Since student tuition and fees have become a primary source of funding for U.S. universities and colleges, keeping the student population on an upward trajectory⁴ has become paramount to the faculties⁵. 由于学生的学杂费已成为美国大学和学院的主要资金来源，因此，保持学生人数持续上升已成为各院系的首要任务。

 

好的，我们今天学习的词是 paramount, paramount, paramount.

 

1 paramount   

a.最重要的，最高权力的

参考例句：

• My paramount object is to save the Union and destroy slavery.我的最高目标是拯救美国，摧毁奴隶制度。
• Nitrogen is of paramount importance to life on earth.氮对地球上的生命至关重要。

2 distraction   

n.精神涣散，精神不集中，消遣，娱乐

参考例句：

• Total concentration is required with no distractions.要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
• Their national distraction is going to the disco.他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。

3 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

4 trajectory   

n.弹道，轨道

参考例句：

• It is not difficult to sketch the subsequent trajectory.很容易描绘出它们最终的轨迹。
• The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.抛物体所循的路径称为它的轨道。

5 faculties   

n.能力( faculty的名词复数 )；全体教职员；技巧；院

参考例句：

• Although he's ninety, his mental faculties remain unimpaired. 他虽年届九旬，但头脑仍然清晰。
• All your faculties have come into play in your work. 在你的工作中，你的全部才能已起到了作用。 来自《简明英汉词典》