eminent

英 ['emɪnənt] 美['ɛmɪnənt]
  • adj. 杰出的;有名的;明显的

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from ex- "out" (see ex-) + minere, related to mons "hill" (see mount (n.)).
这是鹤立鸡群的感觉。

英文词源


eminent
eminent: [15] Someone who is eminent literally ‘stands out’. The word comes from the present participle of Latin ēminēre ‘stand out’, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and a verbal element -minēre ‘stand, project’ which occurs also in imminent and prominent and may be related ultimately to Latin mōns ‘mountain’, source of English mount and mountain.
=> imminent, mount, mountain, prominent
eminent (adj.)
early 15c., from Old French éminent "prominent" (13c.) or directly from Latin eminentem (nominative eminens) "standing out, projecting, prominent, high," figuratively "distinguished, distinctive," present participle of eminere "stand out, project; be prominent, be conspicuous," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + minere, related to mons "hill" (see mount (n.)). Related: Eminently. Legal eminent domain recorded from 1738.

双语例句


1. For a decade "X" was the pre-eminent punk band in Los Angeles.
10年来,“X”乐队一直都是洛杉矶最杰出的朋克乐队。

来自柯林斯例句

2. a man of eminent good sense
极其明智的人

来自《权威词典》

3. Dickens was pre-eminent among English writers of his day.
狄更斯在其同时期英国作家中最为出色。

来自《权威词典》

4. We are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist.
我们正期待一位著名科学家的来访.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The order was created in 1902 as a special distinction for eminent men and women.
该勋位设立于1902年,作为一项殊荣授予杰出的男性和女性。

来自柯林斯例句