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单词 prominent
释义 prom·i·nent
I. \-nənt\ adjective
Etymology: Latin prominent-, prominens, from present participle of prominēre to jut out, project, from pro- forward + -minēre (akin to Latin mont-, mons mountain) — more at pro-, mount
1. : standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line : appearing in high relief : jutting, protuberant
 < a very prominent nose >
 < eyes sunken under prominent brows >
 < the most prominent peak in a range >
2. : distinctly manifest to the senses : readily noticeable : conspicuous, striking
 < the tower forms a prominent landmark >
 < prominent diagnostic symptom >
 < prominent fault in our reading and thinking — F.L.Mott >
3. : notable, leading, eminent
 < prominent men of the town >
 < prominent singers >
 < a family long prominent in that region >
Synonyms: see noticeable
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: prominent (I); from the hump or prominence on the back of the larva
: a moth of the family Notodontidae
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