premier

名词 premier:

1. the person who holds the position of head of the government in England
   同义词：Prime Minister, PM
2. the person who is head of state (in several countries)
   同义词：chancellor, prime minister

动词 premier:

1. be performed for the first time
   同义词：premiere
2. perform a work for the first time
   同义词：premiere

形容词 premier:

1. first in rank or degree
   同义词：prime
2. preceding all others in time
   同义词：premiere

1. Premier Zhou is a distinguished politician.
   周总理是一位卓越的政治家。
2. The premiers of the two countries met in Geneva yesterday.
   两国首相昨天在日内瓦会晤。
3. His work on the cause of the diseases is of premier importance to the whole world.
   他的病理研究工作对全世界至关重要。

pre.mier

adj.（形容词）
First in status or importance; principal or chief:
主要的：在地位或重要性上位居第一的；重要的或首要的：
例句：
an architect of premier rank.
处于主要地位的建筑师

First to occur or exist; earliest.
最早的，最先的：最先发生或存在的；最早的
n.（名词）

A prime minister.
总理
A chief administrative officer, as of a Canadian province.
如加拿大省份的主要行政官员

来源：
Middle English primier
中古英语 primier
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin prom3rius
源自 拉丁语 prom3rius
from promus [first] * see per
源自 promus [第一，首位] *参见 per

【引伸】
premier.ship.
n.（名词）