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The state of being important, well-known, or easy to notice — being someone or something that stands out. A singer can 'rise to prominence' after one big hit song, meaning they suddenly become famous and well-known. It can also be used more literally, for something placed somewhere very noticeable, like giving a headline 'prominence' on the front page of a newspaper.
顯著地位、知名度
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
prominencenoun/ˈpɹɒ.mɪ.nəns/
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The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
- “My Continental prominence is improving,” I commented dryly. Von Lindowe cut at a furze bush with his silver-mounted rattan. “Quite so,” he said as dryly, his hand at his mustache. “I may say if your intentions were known your life would not be worth a curse.”
- In 1949, the simple premise of discovering ordinary people who have hidden, extraordinary talents came to prominence in the UK with Opportunity Knocks, which started out as a nationwide touring radio show, before moving onto TV in 1956.
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Relative importance.
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A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
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geographynatural-sciencestopographyAutonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.
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astronomynatural-sciencesA gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。