preeminent

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pɹiːˈɛmɪnənt/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Exceeding others in quality or rank; of outstanding excellence, extremely notable or important. not-comparable
    — China is still preeminent for its Goldfish, of which Pennant informs us that the most beautiful kinds, both for elegance of shape and richness of tinting, are taken in a small lake in the Province of Che-kyang.

词形变化

præeminent alternative pre-eminent alternative preëminent alternative

词源

Borrowed from Middle French preeminent and its source, Latin praeēminēns, present participle of praeēmineō (“to stand out, excel”), from prae- (“pre-”) + ēmineō.
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