eminence

英 [ˈemɪnəns]

美 [ˈemɪnəns]

n.  (尤指在某专业中)卓越，著名，显赫; (天主教中对枢机主教的尊称)最可敬的枢机; 高地; 山丘

复数：eminences　

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Collins.1 / BNC.18943 / COCA.20054

牛津词典

noun

• （尤指在某专业中）卓越，著名，显赫
  the quality of being famous and respected, especially in a profession
  1. a man of political eminence
     政坛上出类拔萃的人
• （天主教中对枢机主教的尊称）最可敬的枢机
  a title used in speaking to or about a cardinal (= a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church)
  1. Their Eminences will see you now.
     最可敬的枢机现在要见你。
• 高地；山丘
  an area of high ground

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 显赫;卓越;著名
  Eminenceis the quality of being very well-known and highly respected.
  1. Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world...
     这些飞行员中很多人将会在航空界声名显赫。
  2. Beveridge was a man of great eminence.
     贝弗里奇是个非常有名的人。
• N-VOC 阁下，大人（天主教对红衣主教的尊称）
  You use expressions such asYour EminenceorHis Eminencewhen you are addressing or referring to a Roman Catholic cardinal.
  1. 'Your Eminence,' Pantieri broke in, 'I wonder if you would allow me a word.'...
     “主教阁下，”潘铁尼插话道，“不知您能否容许我说一句。”
  2. His Eminence Cardinal Hume celebrated Mass.
     休谟红衣主教大人主持了弥撒。

英英释义

noun

• a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament
  Synonym:tuberositytubercle
• high status importance owing to marked superiority
  1. a scholar of great eminence
  Synonym:distinctionpreeminencenote

双语例句

• Unmerciful edge of knife keep on at innocent frontal eminence.
  无情的刀刃儿纠缠着无辜的额角。
• I think I'd like to be a plumber, Your Eminence.
  我想当一个水管工，主教大人。
• This inauguration is indeed an occasion of grand gathering of dear friends and eminence.
  事实上，这次开幕庆典更像众多朋友和名家的一次大聚会。
• Your Eminence, I am a Christian man, and have never yet been refused absolution.
  主教阁下，我是个基督徒，从来没被拒绝过赦罪。
• Your eminence, I ask your pardon, too.
  红衣主教，我也请你原谅。
• Distinct discrepancies existed in the subsidizing capabilities due to the considerable divergence on the reputation and social eminence;
  由于学校的知名度和社会声誉的巨大差异，导致资助能力存在显著差异；
• The man who achieved this influence was an unlikely candidate for such eminence.
  有这么大影响的人，未必一定会获得鼎鼎大名。
• 'Your Eminence,' Pantieri broke in, 'I wonder if you would allow me a word.'
  “主教阁下，”潘铁尼插话道，“不知您能否容许我说一句。”
• A problem more serious ( for a man of taste) is a position of eminence in human affairs, with the risks from adulation and lies which are inherent in the possession of almost absolute power.
  对一个有鉴赏力的人来说，一个更严重的问题却是他在人类事务中所处的显要位置使他面临谎言和奉承的危险，这是拥有几乎绝对权力的人必然会遭到的处境。
• Beveridge was a man of great eminence.
  贝弗里奇是个非常有名的人。