If someone or something has primacy, they sit in first place — not always “the best” in a contest, but the one that comes first in rank, power, or importance. A country might claim primacy in a region; one idea might have primacy over another in a plan; a court might give primacy to one kind of right.

If someone or something has primacy如果某人或某事物擁有primacy(首要地位) they sit in first place他們就位居第一 not always “the best” in a contest不一定是比賽裡「最好」的那個 but the one that comes first in rank, power, or importance而是在地位、權力或重要性上排在最前面的那個 A country might claim primacy in a region一個國家可能宣稱自己在某地區擁有primacy one idea might have primacy over another in a plan一個計畫裡某個想法可能比另一個更優先 a court might give primacy to one kind of right法院也可能讓某種權利優先於其他

It is a formal, almost official word: essays, law, church history, politics. You would not say it about a football match in the playground.

It is a formal, almost official word這是一個正式、近乎官方的用字 essays, law, church history, politics用在文章、法律、教會歷史、政治裡 You would not say it about a football match in the playground你不會用它來說操場上的一場足球賽

Though actually, dictionaries sometimes gloss it as “best,” but speakers often mean “first in order or authority” rather than “most loved” or “highest quality.” Primacy can be given, taken, or fought over; it is about position.

Though actually不過其實 dictionaries sometimes gloss it as “best,”字典有時候把它解釋成「最好」 but speakers often mean “first in order or authority” rather than “most loved” or “highest quality.”但使用者通常是指「順序或權威上的第一」,而不是「最受喜愛」或「品質最高」 Primacy can be given, taken, or fought overprimacy可以被給予、奪取,或被爭奪 it is about position它談的是位置

In older church talk it also named the rank of a primate, a chief bishop — same first-root, a narrower use.

In older church talk在比較舊式的教會用語裡 it also named the rank of a primate, a chief bishop它也用來指primate(首席主教)這個階級 same first-root, a narrower use同樣源自「第一」的字根,只是用法更窄