the state of being important, well known or easy to notice 重要;突出;卓越;出名 a young actor who has recently risen to prominence 最近崭露头角的一名年轻演员 The newspapers have given undue prominence to the story. 报章对这件事的报道太多了。 She has achieved a prominence she hardly deserves. 她实在不配享有这么大的名声。 - prominence as something
The study of local history has gained prominence as an academic discipline. 地方志研究作为一门学术学科已日益突出。
Extra ExamplesShe came to national prominence as an artist in the 1960s. 她于 20 世纪 60 年代在国内赢得了艺术家声望。 The city's rise to prominence as a port began in the early 19th century. 这个城市在 19 世纪初期开始成为重要的港口。 The former rebels were given positions of prominence in the new government. 以前的反叛者在新一届政府中被委以重任。 a performance which gives a special prominence to the part of Hamlet's mother 特别突出哈姆雷特的母亲这一角色的表演 The chef's television programmes brought him to national prominence. 厨师的电视节目使他在全国闻名。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- growing
- increased
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- achieve
- come into
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- a place of prominence
- a position of prominence
- a rise to prominence
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Word Originlate 16th cent. (denoting something that juts out): from obsolete French, from Latin prominentia ‘jutting out’, from the verb prominere.