priority
基本释义
[noun] the fact or condition of being regarded or treated as more important than others
[名词] 被认为或视为比其他的人或事物更为重要的事实或状态
深入解读
对于地铁一族来说， priority 这个单词也是极为熟悉的，常出现在老弱病残孕优先座（priority seat）的英文翻译中。
该词于14世纪末经古法语 priorite 或直接由拉丁语 prioritatem （在前的事实或状态）进入英语后，最初指时间等方面“在先、居前”。
等到了20世纪后， priority 开始发展出现在的主要含义作不可数名词指“优先、重点”或“优先权、先取权”，即一种被认为或视为比其他的人或事物更为重要的事实或状态，包括在英式英语中指车辆的“优先通行权”，比如：
- 俱乐部成员享有优先权。
Club members will be given priority.
常用搭配 take/have priority over sth 表示“优先于……、比……重要”以及搭配 give priority to 表示“优先考虑……、给……优先权”，比如：
- 为这场大流行病研制新的疫苗将排在其他一切医学研究之前。
The search for a new vaccine for the pandemic will take priority over all other medical research. - 这些切实可行的提议值得拥护，因为它们优先考虑了儿童的需求。
The viable proposals deserve support as they give priority to the needs of children.
从这个概念出发， priority 还进一步用作可数名词表示“优先事项、首要事情、当务之急”，即必须在其他事物之前做的或处理的最为重要的事物，比如：
- 我们的当务之急是找个地方过夜。你不能坐在这里袖手旁观。
Our top priority is to find somewhere to stay the night. You can’t sit here on the sidelines and watch.
权威用例
实现“两个一百年”奋斗目标、实现中华民族伟大复兴的中国梦，不断提高人民生活水平，必须坚定不移把发展作为党执政兴国的第一要务，坚持解放和发展社会生产力，坚持社会主义市场经济改革方向，推动经济持续健康发展。
To deliver on the two centenary goals, realize the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation, and steadily improve our people’s lives, we must continue to pursue development as the Party’s top priority in governance; we must unleash and develop productive forces, continue reforms to develop the socialist market economy, and promote sustained and sound economic growth.
出自十九大报告《决胜全面建成小康社会 夺取新时代中国特色社会主义伟大胜利》（Secure a Decisive Victory in Building a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects and Strive for the Great Success of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era）。
外刊例句
- For the moment, the policy priorities of the Trump administration-in-waiting are a basket of unknowables.
目前看来，特朗普候任政府的政策重点还是一篮子未知数。
——《经济学人》 - Yet try as it may to flex its power, North Korea appears to be low on the Biden administration’s list of international priorities.
然而，尽管朝鲜试图展示自己的实力，但该国在拜登政府的国际优先事项单上的排名似乎不高。
——《纽约时报》
常见短语
priority 是一个名词，表示优先事项、重要性或优先权。它用来描述在一系列任务或目标中被认为更重要或更紧迫的事情。以下是关于 “priority” 的详细用法和一些短语：
用法示例：
- Education should be a top priority for every society. (教育应该是每个社会的首要任务。)
- Safety is our highest priority in the workplace. (安全是我们工作场所的最高优先事项。)
- The government needs to address the issue of poverty as a matter of priority. (政府需要把贫困问题作为优先事项来解决。)
- Meeting the deadline is our primary priority right now. (按时完成任务是我们目前的首要任务。)
- The company has set clear priorities for the coming year. (公司已经为接下来的一年设定了明确的优先事项。)
- My main priority at the moment is taking care of my family. (我目前的主要任务是照顾我的家人。)
- We need to establish the order of priorities for this project. (我们需要确定这个项目的优先顺序。)
- The manager is responsible for assigning priorities to the team members. (经理负责为团队成员分配优先级。)
- The safety of the passengers is always the airline’s top priority. (乘客的安全始终是航空公司的首要任务。)
- The CEO emphasized the priority of customer satisfaction in the company’s mission. (CEO强调了公司使命中客户满意度的优先性。)
其他短语：
- High priority: 高优先级
- Top priority: 最高优先事项
- Priority list: 优先事项清单
- Priority setting: 优先事项设定
- Priority deadline: 优先截止日期
- Priority task: 优先任务
- Priority level: 优先级别
- Priority order: 优先顺序
- Priority action: 优先行动
- Priority management: 优先管理
同近义词
precedence: the condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank
preference: favour shown to one person or thing over another or others
primacy: the fact of being pre-eminent or most important
