Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7813
prominence
重要，显著，突出
核心释义
指人或事物受到广泛关注或具有重要地位
the state of being important, well-known, or noticeable
- 1.
显著状态:广为人知或杰出
The state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.
- 2.
相对重要性
Relative importance.
- 3.
隆起:突出或凸出的东西
A bulge: something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from a form.
- 4.
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
Autonomous height; relative height or prime factor; a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains.
- 5.
从太阳或恒星表面喷出的气体投影,通常呈环状。
A gaseous projection, often loop-shaped, springing from the surface of the Sun or a star.
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
用法In use
The young scientist came to prominence after her groundbreaking research on climate change.
用法提示：prominence 作为不可数名词，表示“显著、重要”，与 come to 搭配表示“变得突出”。
The mountain's most striking prominence is its jagged peak.
用法提示：prominence 作为可数名词，表示“凸起物、突出部分”。
Social media has given prominence to issues that were previously ignored.
用法提示：prominence 作为不可数名词，表示“重要性”，与 give 搭配表示“使…受到重视”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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"。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式或学术语境，表示重要性或突出地位。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数指凸起物，不可数指显著状态；常跟to, in, of搭配
发音与拼写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/.
用法优先级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。
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