/ˈpresɪdəns ||; ˈprɛsədəns/noun [U] precedence (over sb/sth) the right that sb/sth has to come before sb/sth else because he/she/it is more important 优先；优先权: In business, making a profit seems to take precedence over everything else. 在商业上，获取利润似乎比其他任何东西都来得重要。