precedence

• 名词，指某人或某事物被认为比其他人或事物更重要，或指优先次序、等级顺序，常用于正式或礼仪场合。

A noun referring to the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else, or the order of priority or rank, often in formal or ceremonial contexts.

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1. Priority in importanceB2formal

   The condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority.

   优先

   • Safety must take precedence over cost in this project.
   • In this company, customer satisfaction takes precedence.
   • The needs of the many take precedence over the needs of the few.

   同义词predominancepreeminenceprimacyprioritysuperioritysupremacy

   反义词inferioritysecondarysubordination

2. Order in timeC1formal

   The fact of coming before something else in time.

   先时性

   • The precedence of the event was noted in the historical records.
   • The precedence of the storm over the evacuation caused confusion.
   • The precedence of the discovery is still debated by historians.

   同义词antecedenceanteriorityprecedencypriority

3. Ceremonial rankC1formal

   The right to be placed before others in a formal or ceremonial order.

   位次

   • Ambassadors have precedence over other diplomats at state dinners.
   • The order of precedence at the ceremony was strictly followed.
   • Royalty always takes precedence in formal processions.

   同义词preeminencepriorityrankseniority