foremost

adjective

/ˈfɔːməʊst/

/ˈfɔːrməʊst/

the most important or famous; in a position at the front最重要的；最著名的；最前的
- I'd like to introduce you to the world's foremost authority on the subject.我想向你介绍该学科全世界首屈一指的权威。
- The Prime Minister was foremost among those who condemned the violence.首相带头谴责暴力行为。
- This question has been foremost in our minds recently.近来在我们的心目中这一直是个最重要的问题。
Collocations Dictionary
Foremost is used with these nouns:
authority
exponent
poet
…
词源Old English formest, fyrmest, from forma ‘first’ (ultimately a superlative formed from the Germanic base of fore) + -est. Compare with first and former. The current spelling arose by association with fore and most.

foremost

adverb

/ˈfɔːməʊst/

/ˈfɔːrməʊst/

more than anything else首要的是；首先
- This memoir is, foremost, a declaration of the enduring power of love.这本回忆录首先是爱的持久力量的宣言。
- He does a little teaching, but first and foremost he's a writer.他干一点教学，但首要的是写作。
词源Old English formest, fyrmest, from forma ‘first’ (ultimately a superlative formed from the Germanic base of fore) + -est. Compare with first and former. The current spelling arose by association with fore and most.

词汇	foremost
释义	foremost adjective /ˈfɔːməʊst/ /ˈfɔːrməʊst/ the most important or famous; in a position at the front最重要的；最著名的；最前的 I'd like to introduce you to the world's foremost authority on the subject.我想向你介绍该学科全世界首屈一指的权威。 The Prime Minister was foremost among those who condemned the violence.首相带头谴责暴力行为。 This question has been foremost in our minds recently.近来在我们的心目中这一直是个最重要的问题。 Collocations DictionaryForemost is used with these nouns: authority exponent poet … 词源Old English formest, fyrmest, from forma ‘first’ (ultimately a superlative formed from the Germanic base of fore) + -est. Compare with first and former. The current spelling arose by association with fore and most. foremost adverb /ˈfɔːməʊst/ /ˈfɔːrməʊst/ more than anything else首要的是；首先 This memoir is, foremost, a declaration of the enduring power of love.这本回忆录首先是爱的持久力量的宣言。 He does a little teaching, but first and foremost he's a writer.他干一点教学，但首要的是写作。词源Old English formest, fyrmest, from forma ‘first’ (ultimately a superlative formed from the Germanic base of fore) + -est. Compare with first and former. The current spelling arose by association with fore and most.
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