eminence

英 [ˈemɪnəns]

美 [ˈemɪnəns]

n.  (尤指在某专业中)卓越，著名，显赫; (天主教中对枢机主教的尊称)最可敬的枢机; 高地; 山丘

复数：eminences　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18943 / COCA.20054

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指在某专业中）卓越，著名，显赫
  the quality of being famous and respected, especially in a profession
  1. a man of political eminence
     政坛上出类拔萃的人
• （天主教中对枢机主教的尊称）最可敬的枢机
  a title used in speaking to or about a cardinal (= a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church)
  1. Their Eminences will see you now.
     最可敬的枢机现在要见你。
• 高地；山丘
  an area of high ground

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 显赫;卓越;著名
  Eminenceis the quality of being very well-known and highly respected.
  1. Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world...
     这些飞行员中很多人将会在航空界声名显赫。
  2. Beveridge was a man of great eminence.
     贝弗里奇是个非常有名的人。
• N-VOC 阁下，大人（天主教对红衣主教的尊称）
  You use expressions such asYour EminenceorHis Eminencewhen you are addressing or referring to a Roman Catholic cardinal.
  1. 'Your Eminence,' Pantieri broke in, 'I wonder if you would allow me a word.'...
     “主教阁下，”潘铁尼插话道，“不知您能否容许我说一句。”
  2. His Eminence Cardinal Hume celebrated Mass.
     休谟红衣主教大人主持了弥撒。

英英释义

noun

• a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
  Synonym:tuberositytubercle
• high status importance owing to marked superiority
  1. a scholar of great eminence
  Synonym:distinctionpreeminencenote

双语例句

• Beveridge was a man of great eminence.
  贝弗里奇是个非常有名的人。
• It was courteous, as befitted a young man speaking to an older man of Fanucci's eminence.
  他表现得很谦恭，很适合一个年轻人在向法努其这样显赫的人说话时应有的礼貌。
• A leader's eminence does not imply a right to impose his will on his peers.
  领导人处于显赫地位并不意味着他有权把自己的意志强加给和他处于平等地位的公民。
• His Eminence graced the banquet by his presence.
  主教阁下的出席给宴会增添了光辉。
• Distinct discrepancies existed in the subsidizing capabilities due to the considerable divergence on the reputation and social eminence;
  由于学校的知名度和社会声誉的巨大差异，导致资助能力存在显著差异；
• Your eminence, I ask your pardon, too.
  红衣主教，我也请你原谅。
• At last they saw him emerge on the top of an eminence within hail.
  最后，他们看到他在一个山岭上出现了，置身于欢呼之中。
• Poe, however, never during his short life reached their level of eminence.
  可是坡在短促一生中从没有像他们那样达到显赫水平。
• The eminence of White Swan comes out of the growth of each individual.
  每个人的成长，成就了白天鹅的卓越。
• He understood that I had not reached eminence by losing too many bureaucratic battles.
  他也明白，我若是在官僚机构的你争我夺中败绩过多的话，也是不能够这样出人头地的。