priority
priority — 名詞
- prioritysingular
- prioritiesplural
1. a task, issue, or goal that you choose to address ahead of other possible things
優先事項
比其他事情更重要、需先處理的事
a task, issue, or goal that you choose to address ahead of other possible things because it matters most to you at that moment.
Setting up the new nursery is the team's top priority right now.
設立新的托兒所是團隊目前的最高優先事項。
collocation: top priority
The hospital gives priority to patients with the most serious injuries.
這家醫院優先處理傷勢最嚴重的病人。
pattern: give priority to [someone/something]
For Mira, finishing her degree took priority over finding a part-time job.
對 Mira 來說，完成學業比找兼職工作的優先順序更高。
pattern: take priority over [something]
Getting the roof fixed is a high priority before the rainy season starts.
在雨季來臨之前修理屋頂是當前的優先事項。
collocation: high priority
Hiro made a list of his priorities and crossed off the least important items.
Hiro 列出他的優先事項，然後劃掉最不重要的項目。
pattern: list/identify priorities
- top priority
- high priority
- first priority
- low priority
- give priority to
- take priority over
- set priorities
- list of priorities
- precedence
more formal; stresses being first in order, rank, or time rather than importance (e.g., royal protocol gives precedence to the eldest child)
- urgency
focuses on time-pressure rather than relative importance; something urgent may not be important long-term
- importance
broader term for significance; does not carry the idea of sequential handling that priority implies
- secondary concern
a matter that matters less and can wait
- optional extra
something that can be skipped entirely without serious consequences
文法句型
[adjective] priority
give priority to [someone/something]
take priority over [someone/something]
[possessive] priorities
用法筆記
Can be countable when referring to specific items (a priority, several priorities), or uncountable when referring to the concept of preferred treatment or order (priority, without an article). The uncountable form is common in institutional contexts such as give priority to.
常見錯誤
同根字
- prior形容詞B2
- prioritize動詞B2
- prioritization名詞C1
常見搭配
常用片語
- give priority to
- take priority over
- set priorities
- identify priorities
- list of priorities