mid-15c., "first in time;" late 15c. as "first in rank," from Middle French premier "first, chief," from Latin primarius "of the first rank, chief" (see primary (adj.)).
premier (n.)
1711 in the political sense, a shortening of premier minister (1680s); see premier (adj.). In U.S. usage, premier formerly was applied occasionally to the Secretary of State (1855-c. 1900).
雙語例句
1. The Prime Minister played host to French Premier Jacques Chirac.
首相接待了法國(guó)總理雅克·希拉克。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He has acquired a reputation as this country's premier solo violinist.
他已經(jīng)贏得了該國(guó)首席小提琴獨(dú)奏家的名譽(yù)。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The club are on the brink of promotion to the Premier League.