| 词汇 | eminence |
| 释义 | eminence noun uk /ˈem.ɪ.nəns/ us /ˈem.ə.nəns/ eminencenoun (FAME)[ U ] the state of being famous, respected, or important: 显赫;卓越;著名 his eminence as a movie director他作为电影导演获得的赫赫声名 Fame and famous A-list A-lister acclaimed annal anyone catapult go down in the annalsidiom high-profile hit the headlinesidiom household word illustrious legend name notoriety notorious notoriously overexposed world-famous world-renowned Z-list eminencenoun (BODY PART)[ C ] medical specialized part of an organ in the body, especially a bone, that sticks out: （身体某部位，尤指骨头）隆凸，隆起 the thenar eminence in the hand手掌大鱼际 Substances & structures in the body abductor accessorius ACL actin adductor funiculus fusiform glomerular glomerulus GnRH navicular neuroendocrine neurohormonal neurohormone nociceptive tendinous tendinum tendo tensor Th Eminence noun[ C ] uk /ˈem.ɪ.nəns/ us /ˈem.ə.nəns/ the title of a cardinal (= priest of very high rank in the Roman Catholic Church)（天主教中对红衣主教的尊称）阁下，大人 Religious titles beadle brother father Fr. grace holiness Monsignor mother Msgr pandit pope rev Reverend right S, s saint st swami the Very Reverend Vicar of Christ eminence | American Dictionaryeminence noun[ U ] us/ˈem·ə·nəns/ the state of being famous and important: his eminence as a lawyer Examples of eminenceeminence So, how does this ambitious book measure up to the eminence test? Contributors were selected on the basis of their eminence in the fields of education, social sciences and statistics. During the final years of the 1970s, the development of two important playback devices helped to crystallise the cassette's pre-eminence. The relation between these two strategies is, though, assymetric in the sense that perfect-being theology need not function by means of derivation of eminence. The creation of new earls and marquesses inevitably led the more senior barons and earls to demand restoration of their pre-eminence. And, not surprisingly, economics loses its pre-eminence to other disciplines, especially law, organizational theory, and management. How stable was the social eminence gained by these means? Asserting the pre-eminence of the intellect, disegno is concerned with the idea of architecture not the matter of building. The very pre-eminence of the crown, in fact, cemented the fundamental coincidence of interests between oligarchs and monarchs. He was a citizen-subject devoted to the civic good, and he openly claimed his pre-eminence on that basis. Today, the aristocracy could appeal to no prejudice to legitimate its pre-eminence over other classes. The painting recognised the indisputable pre-eminence of steam power. These are some of the most prestigious institutions in the academic world; they attest to the eminence of the author. I shall add that pragmatism, often manifested in the form of militarism, was another element that gave eminence to the province. Successive elites employed different means to gain and to retain social eminence. See all examples of eminence These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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