eminent 音标拼音: ['ɛmənənt]
a . 显赫的,杰出的,有名的
显赫的,杰出的,有名的
eminent adj 1 :
standing above others in quality or position ; "
people in high places "; "
the high priest "; "
eminent members of the community " [
synonym : {
eminent }, {
high }]
2 :
of imposing height ;
especially standing out above others ; "
an eminent peak "; "
lofty mountains "; "
the soaring spires of the cathedral "; "
towering icebergs " [
synonym : {
eminent }, {
lofty },
{
soaring }, {
towering }]
Eminent \
Em "
i *
nent \,
a . [
L .
eminens , -
entis ,
p .
pr .
of eminere to stand out ,
be prominent ;
e out minere (
in comp .)
to project ;
of uncertain origin :
cf .
F . ['
e ]
minent .
Cf .
{
Menace }.]
1 .
High ;
lofty ;
towering ;
prominent . "
A very eminent promontory ." --
Evelyn [
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Being ,
metaphorically ,
above others ,
whether by birth ,
high station ,
merit ,
or virtue ;
high in public estimation ;
distinguished ;
conspicuous ;
as ,
an eminent station ;
an eminent historian ,
statements ,
statesman ,
or saint .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Right of eminent domain }. (
Law )
See under {
Domain }.
Syn :
Lofty ;
elevated ;
exalted ;
conspicuous ;
prominent ;
remarkable ;
distinguished ;
illustrious ;
famous ;
celebrated ;
renowned ;
well -
known .
See {
Distinguished }.
[
1913 Webster ]
182 Moby Thesaurus words for "
eminent ":
Olympian ,
a cut above ,
above ,
absolute ,
aerial ,
aggrandized ,
ahead ,
airy ,
altitudinous ,
apotheosized ,
ascendant ,
ascending ,
aspiring ,
august ,
authoritarian ,
authoritative ,
authorized ,
autocratic ,
awesome ,
beatified ,
better ,
big ,
bold ,
canonized ,
capping ,
celebrated ,
chosen ,
clothed with authority ,
colossal ,
commanding ,
competent ,
consequential ,
considerable ,
conspicuous ,
controlling ,
deified ,
dignified ,
distinguished ,
dominant ,
dominating ,
duly constituted ,
eclipsing ,
elevated ,
emissile ,
empowered ,
ennobled ,
enshrined ,
enthroned ,
esteemed ,
estimable ,
ethereal ,
ex officio ,
exalted ,
exceeding ,
excellent ,
excelling ,
exceptional ,
excrescent ,
excrescential ,
extraordinary ,
extruding ,
famous ,
finer ,
glorified ,
glorious ,
godlike ,
governing ,
grand ,
great ,
greater ,
haughty ,
hegemonic ,
hegemonistic ,
held in awe ,
heroic ,
high ,
high and mighty ,
high -
pitched ,
high -
reaching ,
high -
set ,
high -
up ,
higher ,
honored ,
illustrious ,
immortal ,
immortalized ,
imperative ,
important ,
in ascendancy ,
in the ascendant ,
influential ,
jutting ,
lauded ,
leading ,
lofty ,
magnanimous ,
magnificent ,
magnified ,
majestic ,
major ,
marked ,
memorable ,
mighty ,
momentous ,
monocratic ,
monumental ,
mounting ,
noble ,
notable ,
noted ,
noteworthy ,
of choice ,
of mark ,
official ,
one up on ,
outstanding ,
outtopping ,
over ,
overlooking ,
overtopping ,
potent ,
powerful ,
preeminent ,
prestigious ,
prognathous ,
projecting ,
prominent ,
protrudent ,
protruding ,
protrusile ,
protrusive ,
protuberant ,
protuberating ,
puissant ,
ranking ,
rare ,
remarkable ,
rememberable ,
renowned ,
reputable ,
respected ,
revered ,
rivaling ,
ruling ,
sainted ,
salient ,
sanctified ,
senior ,
shrined ,
signal ,
soaring ,
special ,
spiring ,
steep ,
striking ,
sublime ,
substantial ,
super ,
superb ,
supereminent ,
superior ,
superlative ,
supernal ,
supreme ,
surpassing ,
telling ,
throned ,
topless ,
toplofty ,
topping ,
totalitarian ,
towering ,
towery ,
transcendent ,
transcendental ,
transcending ,
unforgettable ,
uplifted ,
upper ,
upreared ,
weighty ,
well -
known
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
复制到剪贴板
英文字典中文字典相关资料:
EMINENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of EMINENT is exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent How to use eminent in a sentence On Imminent and Eminent Synonym Discussion of Eminent
EMINENT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Eminent definition: high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished See examples of EMINENT used in a sentence
EMINENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary (Definition of eminent from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
eminent adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of eminent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
EMINENT definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary An eminent person is well-known and respected, especially because they are good at their profession an eminent scientist
Eminent - definition of eminent by The Free Dictionary 1 above others in rank, merit, or reputation; distinguished: an eminent scientist 2 (prenominal) noteworthy, conspicuous, or outstanding: eminent good sense
eminent - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Eminent and imminent are very similar sounds, and are weak rhymes; in some dialects, these may be confused A typo of either word may result in a correction to the wrong word by spellchecking software
eminent - WordReference. com Dictionary of English eminent ˈɛmɪnənt adj above others in rank, merit, or reputation; distinguished (prenominal) noteworthy, conspicuous, or outstanding projecting or protruding; prominent Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin ēminēre to project, stand out, from minēre to stand Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: eminent
eminent, adj. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective eminent, one of which is labelled obsolete See ‘Meaning use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence
American Heritage Dictionary Entry: eminent Being such in full measure; complete; absolute: "the eminent sanity, good-humor and judgement you always display in pushing matters you have at heart" (Theodore Roosevelt)