| 单词 | prominent |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['prɔminənt] |
| 解释 | a.显著的；著名的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 显著的(noticeable);著名的(of great importance, fame) 【记】 pro（向前）+min（伸 ）+ent→向前伸出→ 杰出的 |
| 字源 | prominent (adj.) mid-15c., "projecting, jutting out," from Latin prominentem (nominative prominens) "prominent," present participle of prominere "jut or stand out, be prominent, overhang," from pro- "before, forward" (see pro-) + minere "to project," from minae "projections, threats" (see menace (n.)). Meaning "conspicuous" is from 1759; that of "notable, leading" is from 1849. Related: Prominently. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. 显著的; 著名的; 突出的 = protuberant = conspicuous = eminent 【记】pro前, min突出, ent－杰出的 【类】prominent: notice = lucid: understand卓越的容易注意 = 明晰的容易理解 【反】eclipse(v 使黯然失色)－make more prominent(使更加卓越); inconspicuous(adj 不显眼的) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自pro- 前 + mount 山，象山一样突出；pro + min 前面很少的，站在台前的精英，就是著名人物 【相关】eminent 显赫的, 杰出的，preeminent 卓越的 |
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