premier

premier — 形容詞

1. holding the top place in quality, success, or public importance

1.形容詞C1
釋義

頂尖的

地位最高或最出色的

holding the top place in quality, success, or public importance

例句

Couples book the city's premier hotel ballroom months in advance.

許多情侶會提前好幾個月預訂城裡最頂尖的飯店宴會廳。

premier + place/service noun

After regional wins, Maya earned a place at the city's premier tennis academy.

在地區賽連勝後，Maya 進入了城裡頂尖的網球學院。

同義詞
  • leading

    close in meaning and common for companies, schools, and experts

  • top

    more informal and often shorter in everyday speech

  • foremost

    more formal and often used in writing

  • main

    weaker; can mean most important without suggesting highest quality

反義詞
  • secondary

    lower in importance or rank

  • minor

    less important or less influential

文法句型

premier company

premier school

premier event

premier center

用法筆記

Usually before a noun. Distinguish from adjective/2, which is about being earliest in time rather than being top-ranking.

常見錯誤

❌The premier train left at six.
✅The first train left at six.
💡In adjective/1, premier means top-ranking, not earliest in time.

2. coming before every other stage, event, or version in a series

2.形容詞C2
釋義

最早的

時間上最先出現的

coming before every other stage, event, or version in a series

例句

Scholars studied the premier draft before comparing later changes.

學者研究了最早的草稿，再比較後來的改動。

formal use for earliest version

The library keeps the premier issue of the school magazine from 1924.

圖書館保存著這本校刊在 1924 年出的最早一期。

同義詞
  • earliest

    the plain everyday word for this idea

  • first

    broader and much more common in ordinary use

  • initial

    often used for the beginning stage of a process or plan

  • opening

    works best for a first part, scene, or event

反義詞
  • later

    coming after an earlier stage or event

  • final

    coming at the end of a series

文法句型

premier draft

premier record

premier route

premier years

用法筆記

Formal and uncommon in modern everyday English. Distinguish from adjective/1, which describes the highest rank or quality rather than the earliest point in time.

常見錯誤

❌It is the premier hotel in town because it opened in 1950.
✅It is the first hotel in town because it opened in 1950.
💡adjective/2 is about order in time, not overall quality.

premier — 名詞

premier — 動詞