名詞 premier:

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

動詞 premier:

1. be performed for the first time
   同義詞：premiere
2. perform a work for the first time
   同義詞：premiere

形容詞 premier:

1. first in rank or degree
   同義詞：prime
2. preceding all others in time
   同義詞：premiere

1. Premier Zhou is a distinguished politician.
   周總理是一位卓越的政治家。
2. The premiers of the two countries met in Geneva yesterday.
   兩國首相昨天在日內(nèi)瓦會晤。
3. His work on the cause of the diseases is of premier importance to the whole world.
   他的病理研究工作對全世界至關(guān)重要。

pre.mier

adj.（形容詞）
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.
處于主要地位的建筑師

First to occur or exist; earliest.
最早的，最先的：最先發(fā)生或存在的；最早的
n.（名詞）

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

來源：
Middle English primier
中古英語 primier
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin prom3rius
源自 拉丁語 prom3rius
from promus [first] * see per
源自 promus [第一，首位] *參見 per

【引伸】
premier.ship.
n.（名詞）