foremost
foremost 英 [ˈfɔ:məʊst] 美 [ˈfɔrmoʊst]
adj. 最重要的；最先的
the world's foremost authority on the subject 该学科全世界首屈一指的权威
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。
- Foremost is an adjective that means holding the highest position or rank. When naming advisors, presidents usually search for the foremost experts on various subjects.
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- adj. 最重要的；最先的
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1. the world's foremost authority on the subject
该学科全世界首屈一指的权威
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2. 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。
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3. The Prime Minister was foremost among those who condemned the violence.
首相带头谴责暴力行为。
- foremost (adj.) Middle English formest, from Old English fyrmest, formest "earliest, first, most prominent," from Proto-Germanic *furmista-/*frumista- (related to Old English fruma "beginning"), from PIE *pre-mo-, suffixed (superlative) form of root *per- (1) "forward," hence "through, in front of, before, first" + additional superlative suffix -est. For the -m-, see -most, and compare similarly formed Old Frisian formest, Gothic frumists. Altered on the assumption that it is a compound of fore and most. The same compound without the superlative -m- is first. Also in Old English as an adverb, "first of all, at first, in the first place."
fore·most / ˈfɔːməʊst ; NAmE ˈfɔːrmoʊst / adjective , adverb adjective the most important or famous; in a position at the front 最重要的；最著名的；最前的 ◆ the world's foremost authority on the subject 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。 adverb IDIOMsee first adv. fore·most / ˈfɔːməʊst ; NAmE ˈfɔːrmoʊst /
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