(of people 人 famous and respected, especially in a particular profession （尤指在某专业中）卓越的，著名的，显赫的 an eminent architect 著名的建筑师 an eminent scientist/artist/painter/poet/writer/historian/philosopher/scholar/professor. 杰出的科学家/艺术家/画家/诗人/作家/历史学家/哲学家/学者/教授。
(of good qualities 良好品质 unusual; excellent 非凡的；杰出的 a man of eminent good sense 极其明智的人
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin eminent- ‘jutting, projecting’, from the verb eminere.