An eminent person is not merely famous. They are well known because people in their field respect them — a great doctor, a great judge, a great scientist. You would not usually call a pop star eminent; the word has a serious, slightly old-fashioned, formal feel, and newspapers like it for experts and public figures.

An eminent person「eminent」的人 is not merely famous不只是有名而已。They are well known他們之所以有名 because people in their field respect them是因為同領域的人尊敬他們——a great doctor像是一位偉大的醫生、a great judge一位偉大的法官、a great scientist一位偉大的科學家。You would not usually call a pop star eminent你通常不會說一個流行歌手「eminent」；the word has a serious, slightly old-fashioned, formal feel這個詞有一種嚴肅、有點老派、正式的感覺，and newspapers like it for experts and public figures報紙喜歡用它來形容專家和公眾人物。

Though actually it began as a picture: Latin for “sticking out”, like high ground sticking up from the land, so the idea is that this person stands out from the rest.

Though actually it began as a picture不過實際上，這個詞一開始是一個畫面：Latin for "sticking out"拉丁文裡是「突出來」的意思，like high ground sticking up from the land就像高地從地面凸起來一樣，so the idea is that this person stands out from the rest所以這個概念是說這個人從其他人當中脫穎而出。

There is a lookalike, imminent, which means “about to happen”. That is a different word. Eminent is about standing; imminent is about time. Unrelated, despite the look, to emanate (“to flow out”).

There is a lookalike有一個長得很像的字，imminent「imminent」，which means意思是 "about to happen"「即將發生」。That is a different word那是一個不同的字。Eminent「eminent」 is about standing講的是地位；imminent「imminent」 is about time講的是時間。Unrelated雖然長得像，但沒有關係，despite the look to emanate跟「emanate」 ("to flow out")（「流出來」）。