adj. (指人)知名的,杰出的,卓越的;(指品質(zhì)、特性)明顯的,顯著的,突出的;顯赫的;聞達;
?? e出+min伸+ent形容詞后綴 → 向前伸出的 → 杰出的,突出的
"a man of eminent good sense"
極其明智的人
近義:illustrious, appreciable, lofty, notable, noted, noteworthy
反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
adv. 簡單地,樸素地;(引出概括或解釋)不過,僅僅;簡直;<非正>實在;
?? sim一次 + ply 折疊 →折一次 → ad.簡單地;樸素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
這架時鐘純屬擺設(shè),它再也不走了。
近義:just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反義:elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly