• adj. 突出的，顯著的；杰出的；卓越的

pro-,向前，-min,伸出，詞源同eminent,mountain.即突出來的，引申詞義顯著的，突出的。

prominent

prominent: [16] Prominent comes from the present participle of Latin prōminēre ‘jut out’. This was formed with the prefix prō- ‘forwards, out’ and -minēre ‘project’, a verbal element which also lies behind English eminent and imminent [16]. It was derived from *min- ‘project’, a base which also gave English menace and may be related ultimately to Latin mōns ‘mountain’ (source of English mount and mountain). Combination of prō- and mōns itself produced Latin prōmunturium ‘headland’, ancestor of English promontory [16].
=> eminent, imminent, menace

prominent (adj.)

mid-15c., "projecting, jutting out," from Latin prominentem (nominative prominens) "prominent," present participle of prominere "jut or stand out, be prominent, overhang," from pro- "before, forward" (see pro-) + minere "to project," from minae "projections, threats" (see menace (n.)). Meaning "conspicuous" is from 1759; that of "notable, leading" is from 1849. Related: Prominently.

1. His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year.

他的肚子一年比一年鼓。

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2. In gardens, cankers are most prominent on apples and pear trees.

花園里，蘋果樹和梨樹患枯枝病最明顯。

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3. Political trials were being used to keep prominent activists out of circulation.

通過對著名活動家進行政治審判使其從公眾視線中消失。

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4. One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory.

這種疾病的一個顯著癥狀就是記憶逐漸喪失。

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5. Each year they compete in a prominent statewide bicycle race.

每年他們都要參加著名的全州自行車大賽。

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