precedence
英 ['pres?d(?)ns; pr?'si?d(?)ns]
美[pr?'sid?ns]
- n. 優(yōu)先；居先
英英釋意
- 1. status established in order of importance or urgency;
- "...its precedence as the world's leading manufacturer of pharmaceuticals"
- "national independence takes priority over class struggle"
- 2. preceding in time
- 3. the act of preceding in time or order or rank (as in a ceremony)