核心畫面

Picture a shape that pushes forward out of a flat surface — a ridge on a map, a chin, a bone under the skin. Because it sticks out, your eye lands on it first. Move that from bodies and buildings to people and places in a room, and you get the whole word: whatever is prominent is the thing that comes forward and gets noticed.

可以想成:一個從平面上凸出來的形狀——地圖上的一道稜線、一個下巴、皮膚底下的骨頭。因為它凸出來,眼睛第一個就落在那裡更多收起可以想成:一個從平面上凸出來的形狀——地圖上的一道稜線、一個下巴、皮膚底下的骨頭。因為它凸出來,眼睛第一個就落在那裡。把這個畫面從身體、地形搬到房間裡的位置,再搬到社會裡的人,就是這個字的全部:prominent 的東西,總是那個往前站、最先被看到的。

From the picture

位置上顯眼

從「形狀凸出來」移到「位置擺得突出」:東西本身不一定凸,但它被放在會先被看到的地方,效果是一樣的。

easy to see · adjective · C1

In a place that is easy to see because it stands out.

顯眼的

社會上有名有份量

再往上一層比喻:一個人在自己的領域裡「凸出來」,於是大家都看得到他——這就是有名又有份量。

well known · adjective · C1

Well known and important.

重要的

Also in this word

sticking out noticeably · adjective · C1

Large and sticking out, so that it is easy to notice.

突出的

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。

prominentadj/ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/

  • 1

    Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.

    • The bird was perching on the prominent ledge at the top of the rocks
  • 2

    Likely to attract attention from its size or position; conspicuous.

    • Place the slogan in a more prominent position.
  • 3

    Eminent; distinguished above others.

    • prominent members of the press

prominentnoun/ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/

  • 1

    Any of various moths having a conspicuous projection on the inner margin of the wings.

  • 2

    historicalIn Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.

    • […] dynamics that replaced the erstwhile condemnation of all or most of the prominents in the camps by a more nuanced understanding.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。