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発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈpɹɑmɪnənt/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpɹɒmɪnənt/
• ハイフネーション: prom‧i‧nent

形容詞

prominent (comparative more prominent, superlative most prominent)

1. Standing out, or projecting; jutting; protuberant.

   Synonyms: extuberant, outstanding; see also Thesaurus:protuberant

   Antonym: improminent

   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.

   Synonyms: attention-grabbing, eye-catching, flashy; see also Thesaurus:conspicuous

   Antonyms: improminent; see also Thesaurus:inconspicuous

   Place the slogan in a more prominent position.

3. Eminent; distinguished above others.

   Synonyms: eminent, forestanding, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable

   Antonyms: improminent; see also Thesaurus:normal

   prominent members of the press

派生語

関連する語

• prominence

参考

• imminent
• eminent

名詞

prominent (plural prominents)

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

   Synonyms: notodontid, prominent moth

2. (historical) In Nazi concentration camps, an inmate entrusted with minor supervisory duties and rewarded with perquisites.
   • 2019, Leona Toker, Gulag Literature and the Literature of Nazi Camps, page 234:

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

派生語

• lobster prominent
• rough prominent
• tawny prominent
• white-dotted prominent

Further reading

• “prominent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “prominent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
• “prominent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

動詞

prōminent

1. third-person plural present active indicative of prōmineō