• n. 優(yōu)先；優(yōu)先權(quán)；[數(shù)] 優(yōu)先次序；優(yōu)先考慮的事

來自prior,先前的，優(yōu)先的，-ity,名詞后綴。引申詞義優(yōu)先權(quán)。

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.

1. Spain's top priority is the signing of an EMU treaty.

西班牙的當(dāng)務(wù)之急是簽署《歐洲經(jīng)濟(jì)和貨幣聯(lián)盟條約》。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The government has pledged to give the promotion of democracy higher priority.

政府已經(jīng)保證把促進(jìn)民主擺在更重要的位置。

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3. Protection of sites, habitats and landscapes is of uppermost priority.

保護(hù)遺址、棲息地和風(fēng)景區(qū)是重中之重。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Priority will be given to those who apply early.

早申請者將獲優(yōu)先考慮。

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5. The Labour Party has not made the issue a high priority.

工黨尚未將該問題列為優(yōu)先考慮的事項。

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