premier
- adj. 第一的;最初的
- n. 總理,首相
詞態變化
中文詞源
來自中古法語premier,第一的,首要的,來自拉丁語primariuss,第一的,一流的,詞源同prime,primary.后用于指首要,總理。
英文詞源
- premier
- premier: see prime
- premier (adj.)
- mid-15c., "first in time;" late 15c. as "first in rank," from Middle French premier "first, chief," from Latin primarius "of the first rank, chief" (see primary (adj.)).
- premier (n.)
- 1711 in the political sense, a shortening of premier minister (1680s); see premier (adj.). In U.S. usage, premier formerly was applied occasionally to the Secretary of State (1855-c. 1900).
雙語例句
- 1. The Prime Minister played host to French Premier Jacques Chirac.
- 首相接待了法國總理雅克·希拉克。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He has acquired a reputation as this country's premier solo violinist.
- 他已經贏得了該國首席小提琴獨奏家的名譽。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League.
- 俱樂部即將晉級超級聯賽。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The premier was in expansive mood.
- 總理心情開朗。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. one of the country's premier chefs
- 國家名廚之一
來自《權威詞典》