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
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EMINENT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster famous, renowned, celebrated, noted, notorious, distinguished, eminent, illustrious mean known far and wide famous implies little more than the fact of being, sometimes briefly, widely and popularly known
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EMINENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary An eminent person is well-known and respected, especially because they are good at their profession an eminent scientist