| 单词 | preeminence |
| 释义 | preeminence (once / 15232 pages) n Preeminence is the quality of being superior. It’s a type of high status or distinction for anything considered to be the best at something, like the preeminence of gold or the preeminence of a famous musician. Preeminence (or pre-eminence if you love hyphens) comes from the Latin word praeeminere for to “rise above or excel.” People with preeminence include the President, billionaires, and great athletes such as Michael Jordan. By definition, preeiminence suggests superiority, so it can't be a quality lots of people have. A world-famous surgeon is a doctor with preeminence. Anyone considered wealthy, powerful, important, or famous has preeminence. WORD FAMILYpreeminence: preeminences+/eminence: eminences/eminent: eminence, eminenter, eminentest, eminently, preeminent/eminently: pre-eminently/preeminent: preeminence, preeminently USAGE EXAMPLESEven Wayne Gretzky acknowledged the preeminence of No. 9 of the Detroit Red Wings, and it was no coincidence Gretzky wore No. 99. Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) Wednesday at a sold-out 9:30 Club, the Arizona pop-punk quartet dealt capably with that album’s preeminence. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) The heart of “No Quarter” focuses on the band’s 1970s hard-rock preeminence. Washington Post(Nov 15, 2016) n high status importance owing to marked superiority Syn|Hypo|Hyper distinction, eminence, note king preeminence in a particular category or group or field high status a position of superior status |
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