precedence

• n. 優先；居先

來自precede,先走，先於，-ence,名詞後綴。引申詞義優先權。

precedence (n.)

late 15c., "a being a precedent," from precedent (n.) + -ence. Meaning "fact of preceding another, right of preceding another" is from c. 1600.

1. She had to learn that her wishes did not take precedence over other people's needs.

她必須懂得，自己的願望不能先於別人的需要。

來自《權威詞典》

2. The French kings claimed precedence over those of Spain.

法國國王提出比西班牙國王享有優先權.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The guests were seated strictly in order of precedence.

客人嚴格按照地位高低就座.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Have as much fun as possible at college, but don't let it take precedence over work.

在大學要盡情娛樂，但不要把它看得比學習還重要。

來自柯林斯例句

5. As the King's representative he took precedence over everyone else on the island.

作為國王的代表，他比島上其他任何人的地位都要高。

來自辭典例句