preeminence

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /pɹiˈɛ.mɪˌnəns/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The status of being preeminent, dominant or ascendant. countable,uncountable
  2. High importance; superiority. countable,uncountable
    — In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.

词形变化

preeminences plural pre-eminence alternative preëminence alternative preheminence alternative,obsolete

词源

From Latin praeēminēntia.
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