Word of Today 11/25

Precedence (noun)

1. take/have precedence over -to be considered more important than someone or something else and therefore come or be done before them 優先於﹐〔重要性〕高於


Saving the child ' s life took precedence over everything else .   
救這個孩子的命比其他任何事情都重要。 

2. the relative importance of different things or people and the need to deal with the most important first, then the second most important, and so on 優先權; 地位先後﹐級別高低
 

Precedence must be given to the injured in the evacuation plans.

idiom 慣用語
-in order of precedence

Arrange the tasks in order of precedence .   
按輕重緩急安排這些任務。