Overriding, in this sense, means more important than anything else you might put beside it. People talk about an overriding aim, an overriding concern, an overriding need: the thing that wins when two wishes pull different ways.

Overriding, in this sense, means more important than anything else you might put beside itOverriding在這個意思裡，是指比你拿來相比的任何其他東西都更重要。People talk about an overriding aim, an overriding concern, an overriding need大家會說an overriding aim（最優先的目標）、an overriding concern（最重要的考量）、an overriding need（最迫切的需求）：the thing that wins when two wishes pull different ways也就是當兩個願望互相拉扯時，勝出的那一個。

Safety can be the overriding concern; getting home for a funeral can be the overriding reason for a sudden trip.

Safety can be the overriding concernSafety（安全）可以是最重要的考量；getting home for a funeral can be the overriding reason for a sudden trip為了趕回去參加喪禮，可以是一趟臨時旅行最重要的理由。

It is a slightly formal adjective, common in serious writing, news, and school essays, less common in casual chat, where people might just say “the most important thing.” Though actually, this is not the everyday verb override, as in cancelling a vote or a computer setting. Same picture — one thing sitting on top of another — but here you are ranking importance, not wiping out a rule.

It is a slightly formal adjective它是個稍微正式的形容詞，common in serious writing, news, and school essays常出現在嚴肅的寫作、新聞和學校作文裡，less common in casual chat, where people might just say 'the most important thing.'在日常聊天裡比較少用，大家可能只會說「the most important thing」（最重要的事）。Though actually, this is not the everyday verb override不過，這跟日常用的動詞override不是同一回事，as in cancelling a vote or a computer setting像是否決一項投票，或是覆蓋一個電腦設定。Same picture — one thing sitting on top of another畫面是一樣的——一個東西壓在另一個上面——but here you are ranking importance, not wiping out a rule但這裡是在排重要性的順位，不是在推翻一條規則。