first and foremost

首要的是, 首先

例句与用法：

He does a bit of writing, but first and foremost he's a teacher.

他也写一些文章，但他主要是个教师。

The life history of the individual is first and foremost an accommodation to the patterns and standards traditionally handed down in his community.

个人的生活史，首先就是适应他的社团中祖祖辈辈传下来的行为模式和准则的历史。

First and foremost, I think you should work harder on your biology.

首先，我认为你应该多在生物学上下功夫。

In spite of her recent election success, she remains first and foremost a writer, not a politician.

尽管她最近竞选获胜，但她首先是一位作家，而不是一位政治家。

详细释义：

首要的是

He's written many different kinds of things, but he's first and foremost a novelist.

他写过许多不同性质的东西, 但他首先是位小说家。