The central importance of interest rates is widely recognized.
大家都承认利率的重要性是第一位的。
particular importance 格外重要
Tourism has particular importance in some regions.
旅游业在一些地区格外重要。
equal importance 同等重要
When applying for a job, qualifications and experience are often of equal importance.
申请工作时,资历和工作经验往往同等重要。
relative importance 相对重要
We discussed the relative importance of these different sources of revenue.
我们讨论了这些不同收益来源的相对重要性。
growing/increasing importance 与日俱增的重要性
the growing importance of the Internet as a source of information
作为消息来源的因特网不断增强的重要性
economic/political importance 经济上/政治上的重要性
nThe role of the police has great political importance.
local/national importance 对当地/全国的重要性
nCrime is an issue of national importance.
practical importance (=related to things that happen, rather than just ideas) 实际的重要性
nScience has long been of practical importance to civilization as a whole.
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a sense/feeling of importance (=a feeling that you are an important person)(觉得自己)重要的感觉
Sitting behind the big desk gave her a feeling of importance.
坐在那张大办公桌后面使她感觉自己很重要。
be of little/no importance 不重要
Where the money came from is of no importance.
这笔钱从哪里来的并不重要。
be of the utmost importance/be of paramount importance (=be extremely important) 至关重要,最为重要
It is of the utmost importance that this matter is kept confidential.
对此事保密至为重要。
be of primary importance formal (=be the most important thing) 最为重要
nFinishing the project on time is of primary importance.
be of secondary importance formal (=be less important than another thing) 次等重要
nSometimes we forget that the media coverage of a sport is actually of secondary importance to the event itself.
Examples from the Corpus
importance• The distinction between them is of considerableimportance.• Something we have known for many years is of deepimportance in comprehending the world of the dying person.• He will have importance, though.• Explain the importance of the Monroe Doctrine in a 750-wordessay.• The effect of increasing affluence is to minimize the importance of economicgoals.• The importanceattached to every other issuerose sharply when the campaign opened but the importance attached to defence hardly changed.• The importance of these actions is that they legitimise intervention in other spheres, from trade to the environment.• The several statements should be arranged in order of their importance.