If someone or something is pre-eminent in a group, they are more important, powerful, or capable than other people or things in the group.
例句
...his fifty years as the pre-eminent political figure in the country...他50年来一直都是这个国家政界的显赫人物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。
英汉词典释义
adj.
卓越的,杰出的,超群的
to a preeminent degree.达到出类拔萃的程度to hold a preeminent position.拥有突出位置
英英词典释义
Adjective
1. greatest in importance or degree or significance or achievement;
"our greatest statesmen""the country's leading poet""a preeminent archeologist"