| 单词 | preeminent |
| 释义 | preeminent (priɛmɪnənt) also pre-eminent adjective If someone or something is preeminent in a group, they are more important, powerful, or capable than other people or things in the group. [formal] ...some of the preeminent names in baseball. preeminence (priɛmɪnəns) uncountable noun Europe was poised to reassert its traditional preeminence in Western art. preeminent in American English (priˈɛmənənt) or ˈpre-eminent (priˈɛmənənt) adjective eminent above others; excelling others, esp. in a particular quality; surpassing SIMILAR WORDS: ˈdominant Derived forms preeminence (preˈeminence) noun or ˈpre-eminence preeminently (preˈeminently) adverb or ˈpre-eminently Word origin ME < L praeeminens, prp. of praeeminere, to project forward: see pre- & eminenceIn other languages |
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