prominent

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

prom·in·ent [prominent prominents] BrE [ˈprɒmɪnənt] NAmE [ˈprɑːmɪnənt] adjective
1. important or well known
•a prominent politician
•He played a prominent part in the campaign.
•She was prominent in the fashion industry.
2. easily seen
Syn: ↑noticeable
•The church tower was a prominent feature in the landscape.
•The story was given a prominent position on the front page.
3. sticking out from sth
•a prominent nose
•prominent cheekbones
Derived Word: ↑prominently

Word Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘projecting’): from Latin prominent- ‘jutting out’, from the verb prominere. Compare with ↑eminent.

Example Bank:
•prominent in the trade unions
•A number of prominent politicians made public statements supporting the change.
•In October of that year a group of prominent citizens of the town formed themselves into a committee to deal with the issue.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  big, large, outstanding, salient, spectacular, striking