今天我们要学的词是 paramount.

Paramount is spelled P-A-R-A-M-O-U-N-T, paramount.

Paramount 的意思是首要的，至高无上的。It was the hope that 2020 Olympics could still be held as a distraction from the COVID-19 outbreak around the world. However, it was decided that the health of everyone involved was paramount. 尽管人们希望仍然能够举办2020年奥运会，以分散对全球冠状病毒爆发的注意力，但是最终做出的决定是每个参与者的健康高于一切。

Since student tuition and fees have become a primary source of funding for U.S. universities and colleges, keeping the student population on an upward trajectory has become paramount to the faculties. 由于学生的学杂费已成为美国大学和学院的主要资金来源，因此，保持学生人数持续上升已成为各院系的首要任务。

好的，我们今天学习的词是 paramount, paramount, paramount.