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单词 pre-eminent
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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 More Synonyms of pre-eminent
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 More Synonyms of pre-eminent

pre-eminent in British English

(prɪˈɛmɪnənt)
adjective
extremely eminent or distinguished; outstanding
Derived forms
pre-eminence (pre-ˈeminence)
noun
pre-eminently (pre-ˈeminently)
adverb

Examples of 'pre-eminent' in a sentence
pre-eminent

London is one of the world's pre-eminent financial capitals.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Now they have established themselves as the pre-eminent force in Bulgarian football.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)

In other languages
pre-eminent

British English: pre-eminent 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.
…some of the preeminent names in baseball.
  • American English: preeminent
  • Brazilian Portuguese: preeminente
  • Chinese: 杰出的
  • European Spanish: preeminente
  • French: prééminent
  • German: herausragend
  • Italian: preminente
  • Japanese: 傑出した
  • Korean: 출중한
  • European Portuguese: preeminente
  • Latin American Spanish: preeminente
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