eminent

from ex- "out" (see ex-) + minere, related to mons "hill" (see mount (n.)).
这是鹤立鸡群的感觉。

eminent

eminent: [15] Someone who is eminent literally ‘stands out’. The word comes from the present participle of Latin ēminēre ‘stand out’, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and a verbal element -minēre ‘stand, project’ which occurs also in imminent and prominent and may be related ultimately to Latin mōns ‘mountain’, source of English mount and mountain.
=> imminent, mount, mountain, prominent

eminent (adj.)

early 15c., from Old French éminent "prominent" (13c.) or directly from Latin eminentem (nominative eminens) "standing out, projecting, prominent, high," figuratively "distinguished, distinctive," present participle of eminere "stand out, project; be prominent, be conspicuous," from assimilated form of ex- "out" (see ex-) + minere, related to mons "hill" (see mount (n.)). Related: Eminently. Legal eminent domain recorded from 1738.

1. For a decade "X" was the pre-eminent punk band in Los Angeles.

10年来，“X”乐队一直都是洛杉矶最杰出的朋克乐队。

2. a man of eminent good sense

极其明智的人

3. Dickens was pre-eminent among English writers of his day.

狄更斯在其同时期英国作家中最为出色。

4. We are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist.

我们正期待一位著名科学家的来访.

5. The order was created in 1902 as a special distinction for eminent men and women.

该勋位设立于1902年，作为一项殊荣授予杰出的男性和女性。

【famous, notorious, eminent, notable, noted, prominent, outstanding】
这组词都有“著名的，知名的”的意思，其区别是：
famous: 是普通用词，指传播很广，引起人们注意的人或事物。
notorious: 指因劣迹而臭名昭著，含强烈贬义；但有时也作“众所周知的”解。
eminent: 指在某方面杰出卓越或突出的人或物。
notable: 用于指事件时，侧重其重要、值得注意；用于指人时，与famous同义，但语气较弱。
noted: 多指因成绩卓著而备受注意的专家或权威及其著作，有时含贬义。
prominent: 指出人头地，为公众所熟悉，至少在地方上闻名。
outstanding: 侧重指因素质优良，功绩卓著而超过同类的人或物，强调“突出”。

【imminent, eminent】
这是一组形近易混词。
imminent: a.即将发生的，迫在眉睫的，临近的。
• The wedding date of CalmSky is imminent, so we must send invitations. CalmSky 婚礼迫近，所以我们必须发放请柬了。
eminent: a.著名的，卓越的，接触的。
• Majia is eminent in the field of linguistics. 马甲在语言学领域很有名。