preeminent
adjective[not gradable]
us/priˈem·ə·nənt/moreimportantorpowerfulthan allothers:
He was the preeminentscientistof hisday.
preeminence
noun[U]us/priˈem·ə·nəns/
Before the 19thcentury, China’s preeminence inAsiawas neverchallenged.
| 单词 | preeminent |
| 释义 | preeminent adjective[not gradable] us/priˈem·ə·nənt/moreimportantorpowerfulthan allothers: He was the preeminentscientistof hisday. preeminencenoun[U]us/priˈem·ə·nəns/ Before the 19thcentury, China’s preeminence inAsiawas neverchallenged. Examplesofpreeminentpreeminent The rule of law, and itspreeminentcondition, equality before the law, is the platform upon which the edifice of democracy rests. From theCambridge English Corpus The drive for legitimacy and victory in the presidential elections waspreeminent. From theCambridge English Corpus Statistics,preeminentamong the quantitative tools for investigating society, is powerless unless it can make new entities. From theCambridge English Corpus Many if not all professionals consider themselves primarily bound by the ethical prescriptions of their profession,preeminentamong which are their duties to their patients. From theCambridge English Corpus How was it that two expert anatomists, thepreeminentauthorities of their time, could come to such diametrically opposed conclusions? From theCambridge English Corpus There have recently been signs that itspreeminentposition may be threatened by the wider agenda stimulated by the community care reforms. From theCambridge English Corpus Thepreeminenthero-inventor had only just begun to fight. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, not surprisingly, we find that self-help remains thepreeminentsecurity strategy. From theCambridge English Corpus It standspreeminenteven among the languages of the west. From theCambridge English Corpus Because of thepreeminentrole of astrocytes in regulating the ambient 'tone' of adenosine, any pathological disturbance in astrocyte homeostasis is expected to translate into adenosine dysfunction. From theCambridge English Corpus Several factors contributed to itspreeminentposition. From theCambridge English Corpus Secondly, is he aware that a resignation of this nature by apreeminentinventor is something which causes a loss of confidence in technologically-based industry? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 When an object is accepted in lieu of tax, it must be "preeminent". From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am convinced that a credible and consistent policy of stability has apreeminentrole to play here. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English This issue is not a party matter and no party can claim to bepreeminentin wanting to develop and extend work in this sphere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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