| 单词 | eminence |
| 释义 | eminence /em"euh neuhns/, n. 1. high station, rank, or repute: philosophers of eminence. 2. a high place or part; a hill or elevation; height. 3. (cap.) Rom. Cath. Ch. a title of honor, applied to cardinals (usually prec. by His or Your). 4. Anat. an elevation or projection, esp. on a bone. [1375-1425; late ME < AF < L eminentia, equiv. to emin- (base of eminere to stand out; see EMINENT) + -entia -ENCE] Syn. 1. conspicuousness, note, fame. 2. prominence. Ant. 1. obscurity. |
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