Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7813
prominence
重要，显著，突出
the state of being important, well-known, or noticeable
指人或事物受到广泛关注或具有重要地位
- 1.
The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
显著状态:广为人知或杰出
- 2.
Relative importance.
相对重要性
- 3.
A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
隆起:突出或凸出的东西
- 4.
Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.
自主高度；相对高度或主要因素；用于山丘和山脉分类的概念
- 5.
A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.
从太阳或恒星表面喷出的气体投影,通常呈环状。
凸起，突出物；显著状态:广为人知或杰出；相对重要性；隆起:突出或凸出的东西；自主高度；相对高度或主要因素；用于山丘和山脉分类的概念
In use
The young scientist came to prominence after her groundbreaking research on climate change.
The mountain's most striking prominence is its jagged peak.
Social media has given prominence to issues that were previously ignored.
gain prominence
表示某事物逐渐变得重要或显著。
The issue gained prominence after the debate.
该问题在辩论后变得突出。
come to prominence
指某人或某物开始出名或受到关注。
She came to prominence as a scientist in the 1990s.
她在20世纪90年代作为科学家崭露头角。
give prominence to
表示对某事物给予重视或强调。
Connections
Collocations
- gain prominence
- 获得显著地位
- The issue gained prominence after the report was published.该报告发表后，这个问题获得了显著地位。
- come to prominence
- 开始出名
- She came to prominence as a talented singer in her early twenties.她在二十岁出头时作为一名有天赋的歌手开始出名。
- give prominence to
- 突出，强调
- The article gives prominence to the role of technology in education.这篇文章强调了技术在教育中的作用。
- rise to prominence
- 崭露头角，变得重要
- The company rose to prominence in the tech industry within a few years.这家公司在几年内就在科技行业崭露头角。
Idioms & figurative uses
- come to prominence
- 变得突出；崭露头角He came to prominence as a young actor in the 1990s.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一座突出的山峰（prominent peak），"prominence"就是那凸起的部分，记住"pro-凸起"。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或学术语境，表示重要性或突出地位。
Grammar Note
可数指凸起物，不可数指显著状态；常跟to, in, of搭配
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the unstressed final syllable /-əns/ spelled -ence, making them useful for comparing the spelling pattern and pronunciation. However, note that the stress patterns differ; the target 'prominence' has stress on the first syllable, while these words have stress elsewhere, but the final syllable is consistently pronounced /-əns/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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