pre-eminent
/ˌpriːˈemɪnənt/adjective
- surpassing all others; very distinguished in some way卓越的; 杰出的：
the world's pre-eminent expert on asbestos.
世界一流的石棉专家。
派生词
pre-eminence
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin praeeminent- 'towering above， excelling'， from the verb praeeminere, from prae 'before'+eminere 'stand out'.