eminence

noun

/ˈemɪnəns/

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[uncountable] (formal) the quality of being famous and respected, especially in a profession
- a man of political eminence
- Few could have predicted that she would reach eminence as a surgeon.
[countable]
His/Your Eminence
a title used in speaking to or about a cardinal (= a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church)
- Their Eminences will see you now.
[countable] (old-fashioned or formal) an area of high ground
- a castle on an eminence overlooking the river

Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin eminentia, from eminere ‘jut, project’.

单词	eminence
释义	eminence noun /ˈemɪnəns/ /ˈemɪnəns/ jump to other results [uncountable] (formal) the quality of being famous and respected, especially in a profession a man of political eminence Few could have predicted that she would reach eminence as a surgeon. [countable] His/Your Eminence a title used in speaking to or about a cardinal (= a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church) Their Eminences will see you now. [countable] (old-fashioned or formal) an area of high ground a castle on an eminence overlooking the river Word OriginMiddle English: from Latin eminentia, from eminere ‘jut, project’.
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