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单词 luminary
释义
luminary
noun[C]
formal
uk
/ˈluː.mɪ.nər.i/us
/ˈluː.mə.ner.i/
apersonwho isfamousandimportantin aparticularareaofactivity:
（某一领域的）专家，知名人士
Luminariesofstageandscreen(=famousactors)assembledfor last night'sawardsceremony.在昨晚的颁奖典礼上演艺界明星济济一堂。
Synonyms
leading light
notableliterary
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(Definition ofluminaryfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

luminary| American Dictionary

luminary
noun[C]
us
/ˈlu·məˌner·i/
apersonwho isfamousandimportantin aparticularareaofactivity:
Thespeakeris a luminary in thefieldofcancerresearch.
(Definition ofluminaryfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofluminary

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Such elaborate ceremonies were not restricted to the highest civic luminaries alone.
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Therefore, accompanied by their spouses and other ethically challenged luminaries, they settled in a beautiful international site and decided to rewrite their document.
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This monograph is a compilation of papers presented at a meeting on hysteria, with most of the contributors being known luminaries in the field.
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Traditional social groups, keen to entertain lesser visiting luminaries, were politely indifferent towards the eminent physicist.
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Similarly, history was, until the 19th century, primarily an account of the actions of kings, statesmen, generals and other luminaries.
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Theluminaryis a thing that is separate from the firmament and it moves in an orbit around the firmament.
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Precedents for the integration of technical and ethical preoccupations could in fact be found in the remarks of the luminaries themselves.
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Most of the copy, however, said nothing about these machines; instead, there were some business letters from companies headed by certain literary luminaries.
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Close behind these luminaries is an array of lesser known but important figures.
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It seems likely, however, that she also wished to advertise her status as aluminaryof civil society.
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It explains, too, the marked tendency of towns to turn to judges and other legal luminaries when seeking men to serve as their mayors.
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This accords with the view that the luminaries are that which moves and that the orb is that which is fixed.
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During the 1980s and 1990s many luminaries in social anthropology became obsessed with subjectivity.
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He was also personally acquainted with a host of intellectual luminaries.
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If one were to take these interviews as a guide for how to follow in these luminaries' footsteps, the book presents almost as many paths as it does interviews.
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