形容词
1. 重要的;杰出的;著名的
Someone who is prominent is important.
2. 显著的;突出的;鲜艳的;引人注目的
Something that is prominent is very noticeable or is an important part of something else.
1. conspicuous in position or importance
e.g. a big figure in the movement
big man on campus
he's very large in financial circles
a prominent citizen
2. having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
e.g. an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom
a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
salient traits
a spectacular rise in prices
a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center
a striking resemblance between parent and child