Word of the Day：January 18, 2021

preeminent

优秀的；卓越的；杰出的

adjective pree-EM-uh-nunt

wd20210118.mp31:53来自E语Tong

Definition

1、exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent

突出表现的，尤其是在某些品格上或地位上高于别人：卓越的

2、standing out so as to be readily perceived or noted : conspicuous

突出的、容易被察觉到的、被注意到的：引人注意的

3、utting out : projecting

伸出；外露：突出的

Examples

"Over the course of 80 years, Chuck Norris has done it all. He served in the military before becoming one of the most universally recognized martial artists of all time, and his skills led to a successful career in films, beginning with a legendary battle against the great Bruce Lee in the iconic action movie, Way of the Dragon, before becoming one of the preeminent action heroes of the 1980s." — Zak Wojnar, Screen Rant, 4 Dec. 2020

“在80年的历史中，Chuck Norris做到了全部。在成为有史以来最受欢迎的武术家前，他曾在军队服役，这使他的训练技能在电影业获得了成功，从一场传奇般的战斗开始——动作片《Way of the Dragon》中与 Bruce Lee 对抗，随后又成为1980年代杰出的动作英雄。”

"[Georgia] ranked 10th in tech employment nationally, is a hub of Black tech entrepreneurship, and is home to a cluster of a major academic centers, including Georgia Tech and Emory University, as well as Morehouse and Spelman, two preeminent HBCUs who have made significant contributions to educating underrepresented communities." — Bhaskar Chakravorti, Harvard Business Review, 4 Dec. 2020

“ [乔治亚州]在全国技术就业人数中排名第10位，是 Black tech entrepreneurship的枢纽，并且是许多主要学术中心的所在地，其中包括乔治亚理工大学和埃默里大学以及 Morehouse 和 Spelman ，这两所杰出的HBCUs为教育代表性不足的区域做出了重要贡献。”

Did You Know?

What is noteworthy about the following sentence? "Denali Mountain is a prominent eminence on the Alaskan landscape." You very likely recognized two words that are closely related to preeminent: prominent and eminence. All three words are rooted in the Latin verb stem -minēre, meaning "to stand out." Mount is also a related word: it comes from Latin mont- or mons, meaning "mountain," which shares a common ancestor with -minēre. Mount leads us in turn to paramount, a word closely related in meaning to preeminent.

接下来的句子有什么值得注意的地方？ Denali Mountain 是 the Alaskan landscape 的重要代表。 您很可能想到与preeminent密切相关的两个词：prominent『突出的』和eminence『显赫的』。 这三个词都源于拉丁语动词的stem『词干？』-minēre，意思是“to stand out『脱颖而出的』”。 Mount 也是一个相关词：它来自拉丁文mont—或mons，意为“mountain『山』”，与-minēre的祖先相同。 Mount反过来把我们带来了paramount，这个词与preeminent『杰出的』含义密切相关。

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