1
- important; famous重要的; 卓越的, 著名的：
she was a prominent member of the city council.
她是市政委员会的重要人物。
2
- projecting from something; protuberant突起的, 凸出的：
a man with big, prominent eyes like a lobster's.
有龙虾般突眼的大眼睛男子。
2.1
- situated so as to catch the attention; noticeable显眼的, 显著的; 突出的：
the new housing estates are prominent landmarks.
新住宅群是显著的地标。
(亦作prominent moth)
1- a stout drab-coloured moth with tufts on the forewings which stick up while at rest, and the caterpillars of which typically have fleshy growths on the back舟蛾。
1.1
- Family Notodontidae: many species.舟蛾科, 多种。
派生词
prominency
nounprominently
adverb词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'projecting'）： from Latin prominent- 'jutting out'，from the verb prominere. Compare with EMINENT.