单词 | pre-eminent |
释义 | pre-eminent regional note: in AM, usually use preeminent adjective If someone or something is pre-eminent in a group, they are more important, powerful, or capable than other people or things in the group. [formal] ...his fifty years as the pre-eminent political figure in the country. For a decade they were the pre-eminent punk band in Los Angeles. Synonyms: outstanding, supreme, paramount, chief pre-eminence uncountable noun ...London's continuing pre-eminence among European financial centres. For those under 40 the pre-eminence of post-war U.S. literature goes unquestioned. Synonyms: superiority, distinction, excellence, supremacy Translations: Chinese: 杰出的 Japanese: 傑出した |
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