uppermost解释

1. at or nearest to the top;

   "the uppermost book in the pile"
   "on the topmost step"
   

1. in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind;

   "say what comes uppermost"
   

2. in or into the highest position;

   "the blade turned uppermost"
   

1.最高的；最上面的
The uppermost part of something is the part that is higher than the rest of it.The uppermost thing is the highest one of a group of things.

e.g. John was on theuppermost floor of the three-storey gatehouse...
约翰在三层门房的最高层。
e.g. The rain spattered on theuppermost leaves.
雨溅落在最上面的树叶上。

2.最重要的；最主要的
If something isuppermost in a particular situation, it is the most important thing in that situation.

e.g. The economy appears to beuppermost in people's minds...
大家心里最关心的似乎是经济。
e.g. Protection of sites, habitats and landscapes is ofuppermost priority.
保护遗址、栖息地和风景区是重中之重。

• uppermost leaf旗叶,止叶
• uppermost layer最上层
• uppermost in someone's mind成为某人考虑的中心...
• uppermost in the mind of someone成为某人考虑的中心...

• The Adder..casteth off yearley his uppermost skin or coate.

  出自：J. Maplet