| 单词 | preeminent |
| 释义 | preeminent (once / 5524 pages) adj Calling someone preeminent means they're truly outstanding or better than everyone else — not in general, but in a specific field or specialty. Many people consider primatologist Jane Goodall to be the preeminent expert on chimpanzees. The adjective preeminent was first recorded in the mid-15th century and has its roots in the Latin praeeminentem, which means “to project forward, rise above.” And anything that's been described as preeminent certainly does rise above the rest. Preeminent scholars or universities or craftsmen are the best at what they do and are well known because of it. WORD FAMILYpreeminent: preeminence, preeminently+/eminence: eminences/eminent: eminence, eminenter, eminentest, eminently, preeminent/eminently: pre-eminently/preeminence: preeminences USAGE EXAMPLESThe city hemorrhaged civilian dead, and America, once the preeminent power in the region, did virtually nothing. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) The once preeminent carrier closed down three years after the attack. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Trump, meanwhile, appointed Don McGahn, a former FEC chairman and preeminent enemy of campaign finance regulations, as his top White House lawyer. Salon(Dec 15, 2016) adj greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement a preeminent archeologist Syn leading superior of or characteristic of high rank or importance |
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