paramount
adj
(fml 文) having the greatest importance or significance; supreme最重要的; 最重大的; 至上的
This matter is of paramountimportance. 此事至关重大.
The reduction of unemployment should be paramount in the government's economic policy. 降低失业率应是政府经济政策的头等大事.
Ever since then, the great monument has been a symbol of liberty for the millions of people who have passed through New York Harbour to make their homes in America.