prominent: [16] Prominent comes from the present participle of Latin prōminēre ‘jut out’. This was formed with the prefix prō- ‘forwards, out’ and -minēre ‘project’, a verbal element which also lies behind English eminent and imminent [16]. It was derived from *min- ‘project’, a base which also gave English menace and may be related ultimately to Latin mōns ‘mountain’ (source of English mount and mountain). Combination of prō- and mōns itself produced Latin prōmunturium ‘headland’, ancestor of English promontory [16]. => eminent, imminent, menace
prominent (adj.)
mid-15c., "projecting, jutting out," from Latin prominentem (nominative prominens) "prominent," present participle of prominere "jut or stand out, be prominent, overhang," from pro- "before, forward" (see pro-) + minere "to project," from minae "projections, threats" (see menace (n.)). Meaning "conspicuous" is from 1759; that of "notable, leading" is from 1849. Related: Prominently.
雙語例句
1. His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year.
他的肚子一年比一年鼓。
來自柯林斯例句
2. In gardens, cankers are most prominent on apples and pear trees.
花園裏，蘋果樹和梨樹患枯枝病最明顯。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Political trials were being used to keep prominent activists out of circulation.
通過對著名活動家進行政治審判使其從公眾視線中消失。
來自柯林斯例句
4. One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory.
這種疾病的一個顯著症狀就是記憶逐漸喪失。
來自柯林斯例句
5. Each year they compete in a prominent statewide bicycle race.