Prominence

(noun.) relative importance.

(noun.) the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent.

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• The self-deceptions of wealth, power, and prominence wear thin. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• But this resemblance is confined to general appearance, as in the prominence of the canines, and in the cutting shape of the molar teeth. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• Another type of magazine firearm which in the last half century has gained great prominence and popularity is the so-called Winchester. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• Barker, January 6, 1836, but it remained for the last quarter of the Nineteenth Century to give the band saw its prominence in woodworking machines. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
• It would, if brought into prominence, cut the lines of party action athwart. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• In this great crowd were many public officials and men of prominence in all walks of life, who were enthusiastic in their praises. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• The general ricochet of the whole over pits and prominences had the gravest pitch of the chime. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

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