pre-em·i·nent, preeminent /priˈemɪnənt/ adjectiveadj IMPORTANTmuch more important, more powerful, or better than any others of its kind 卓越的,杰出的,超群的 his pre-eminent position in society 他在社会上的显要地位
—pre-eminently adverbadv
—pre-eminence noun [uncountableU]