释义
adj.
more important than anything else; supreme
最重要的；至高无上的
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the interests of the child are of paramount importance .最重要的是孩子的权益。
[attrib.]having supreme power
拥有至高无上权利的
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a paramount chief. 主宰一切的首领。
a US film production and distribution company established in 1914. A major studio of the silent era, Paramount acted as an outlet for many of the films of Cecil B. De Mille and helped to create stars such as Mary Pickford and Rudolf Valentino.
派拉蒙影片公司（成立于１９１４年的美国电影制片和发行公司；作为默片时代的主要制片厂，派拉蒙出品了许多塞西尔·德米尔的电影并造就了如玛丽·璧克馥和鲁道夫·瓦伦蒂诺这样的明星）。
词源
"mid 16th cent. （in the sense ‘highest in jurisdiction' in the phrases
