prominent 音标拼音: [pr'ɑmənənt]
a . 卓越的,显著的,突出的,突起的,凸出的
卓越的,显着的,突出的,突起的,凸出的
prominent adj 1 :
having a quality that thrusts itself into attention ; "
an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom "; "
a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book "; "
salient traits "; "
a spectacular rise in prices "; "
a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center "; "
a striking resemblance between parent and child " [
synonym : {
outstanding },
{
prominent }, {
salient }, {
spectacular }, {
striking }]
2 :
conspicuous in position or importance ; "
a big figure in the movement "; "
big man on campus "; "
he '
s very large in financial circles "; "
a prominent citizen " [
synonym : {
big }, {
large },
{
prominent }]
Prominent \
Prom "
i *
nent \,
a . [
L .
prominens , -
entis ,
p .
pr .
of prominere to jut out ,
to project ;
pro before ,
forward minere (
in comp .)
to jut ,
project :
cf .
F .
prominent .
See {
Imminent }, {
Eminent }.]
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1 .
Standing out ,
or projecting ,
beyond the line surface of something ;
jutting ;
protuberant ;
in high relief ;
as ,
a prominent figure on a vase .
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2 .
Hence ;
Distinctly manifest ;
likely to attract attention from its size or position ;
conspicuous ;
as ,
a prominent feature of the face ;
a prominent building .
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3 .
Eminent ;
distinguished above others ;
as ,
a prominent character .
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{
Prominent '
moth } (
Zool .),
any moth of the family {
Notodontid [
ae ]};
a notodontian ; --
so called because the larva has a hump or prominence on its back .
Several of the species are injurious to fruit trees .
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189 Moby Thesaurus words for "
prominent ":
Olympian ,
absolute ,
acclaimed ,
aerial ,
airy ,
altitudinous ,
apparent ,
arrant ,
arresting ,
ascendant ,
ascending ,
aspiring ,
august ,
authoritarian ,
authoritative ,
authorized ,
autocratic ,
blatant ,
bold ,
bulging ,
celebrated ,
chief ,
clean -
cut ,
clear ,
clear as crystal ,
clear -
cut ,
clothed with authority ,
colossal ,
commanding ,
competent ,
consequential ,
considerable ,
conspicuous ,
controlling ,
creditable ,
crystal -
clear ,
defined ,
definite ,
discernible ,
distinct ,
distinguishable ,
distinguished ,
dominant ,
dominating ,
duly constituted ,
egregious ,
elevated ,
eminent ,
emissile ,
empowered ,
esteemed ,
estimable ,
ethereal ,
evident ,
ex officio ,
exalted ,
exceptional ,
excrescent ,
excrescential ,
extraordinary ,
extruding ,
eye -
catching ,
famed ,
famous ,
first ,
flagrant ,
foremost ,
glaring ,
glorious ,
godlike ,
governing ,
great ,
hanging out ,
haughty ,
hegemonic ,
hegemonistic ,
heroic ,
high ,
high -
pitched ,
high -
reaching ,
high -
set ,
high -
up ,
honorable ,
honored ,
identifiable ,
illustrious ,
imperative ,
important ,
in focus ,
in relief ,
in the foreground ,
in the limelight ,
influential ,
jutting ,
lauded ,
leading ,
lofty ,
magnanimous ,
magnificent ,
main ,
majestic ,
marked ,
memorable ,
mighty ,
momentous ,
monocratic ,
monumental ,
mounting ,
noble ,
notable ,
noted ,
noteworthy ,
noticeable ,
notorious ,
obtrusive ,
obvious ,
of mark ,
official ,
ostensible ,
outstanding ,
outtopping ,
overlooking ,
overtopping ,
patent ,
plain ,
popular ,
potent ,
powerful ,
preeminent ,
prestigious ,
principal ,
prognathous ,
projecting ,
pronounced ,
protrudent ,
protruding ,
protrusile ,
protrusive ,
protuberant ,
protuberating ,
puissant ,
raised ,
ranking ,
rare ,
recognizable ,
remarkable ,
rememberable ,
renowned ,
reputable ,
respected ,
ruling ,
salient ,
senior ,
signal ,
significant ,
soaring ,
special ,
spiring ,
staring ,
stark -
staring ,
steep ,
sticking out ,
striking ,
sublime ,
substantial ,
superb ,
superior ,
superlative ,
supernal ,
supreme ,
telling ,
to the front ,
topless ,
toplofty ,
topping ,
totalitarian ,
towering ,
towery ,
unforgettable ,
unmistakable ,
uplifted ,
upreared ,
weighty ,
well -
defined ,
well -
known ,
well -
marked ,
well -
pronounced ,
well -
resolved ,
well -
thought -
of
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