(a.) Eminent above others; prominent among those who are
eminent; superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of,
others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad qualities; as,
preeminent in guilt.
整理:凯瑟琳
双语例句
Mr. Edison is preeminent in the realm of engineering. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔.爱迪生的生平和发明.
With the appearance of _The Sun Also Rises_ in 1926, Hemingway became not only the voice of the lost generation but the preeminent writer of his time. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.