Preeminent
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- adj. 出类拔萃的
- ［英］ adj. 出类拔萃的 ( having paramount rank or importance;outstanding)
- ［记］ pre ( 前面) +eminent ( 著名的) -> 在著名的人前面 -> 出类拔萃的
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin praeeminent-, praeeminens, from Latin, present participle of praeeminēre to be outstanding, from prae- + eminēre to stand out — more at eminent
- Date: 15th century
- having paramount rank, dignity, or importance ; outstanding, supreme
- ? preeminently adverb
