eminence
noun /ˈemɪnəns/
/ˈemɪnəns/
- [uncountable] (formal) the quality of being famous and respected, especially in a profession
(尤指在某专业中)卓越,著名,显赫 - a man of political eminence
政坛上出类拔萃的人 - Few could have predicted that she would reach eminence as a surgeon.
很少有人能预料到她会成为一名外科医生。
- a man of political eminence
- [countable] His/Your Eminencea title used in speaking to or about a cardinal (= a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church)
(天主教中对枢机主教的尊称)最可敬的枢机 - Their Eminences will see you now.
最可敬的枢机现在要见你。
- Their Eminences will see you now.
- [countable] (old-fashioned or formal) an area of high ground
高地;山丘 - a castle on an eminence overlooking the river
俯瞰河流的高地上的城堡
- a castle on an eminence overlooking the river
词源Middle English: from Latin eminentia, from eminere ‘jut, project’.