eminent
prominent
/icons/point.icon 有名な
famous: 「有名な」の意味の最も一般的な語
well known(well-known): 特にある場所でよく知られていることをいう
prominent: 〘ややかたく･主に書〙 で, 他より卓越しておりよく知られていること
celebrated: 〘書〙 で, 芸術家･作品などが認知され注目されて有名なことで, 皆からの敬愛･名誉を暗示する
distinguished: 〘主に書〙 で, 専門家などがその職業で成功し尊敬･称賛を集めていること
eminent: 〘主に書〙 で, 専門家･芸術家などがその分野で頂点にあると認識され, 有名で尊敬されていること
notorious, infamous: 悪いことで有名なことをいうが, 後者は〘かたく〙 で, 不道徳･邪悪さを強調し, より強意的.
/icons/point.icon FAMOUS, RENOWNED, CELEBRATED, NOTED, NOTORIOUS, DISTINGUISHED, EMINENT, ILLUSTRIOUS mean known far and wide.
FAMOUS implies little more than the fact of being, sometimes briefly, widely and popularly known.
e.g. a famous actress
RENOWNED implies more glory and acclamation.
e.g. one of the most renowned figures in sports history
CELEBRATED implies notice and attention especially in print.
e.g. the most celebrated beauty of her day
NOTED suggests well-deserved public attention.
e.g. the noted mystery writer
NOTORIOUS frequently adds to
FAMOUS an implication of questionableness or evil.
e.g. a notorious gangster
DISTINGUISHED implies acknowledged excellence or superiority.
e.g. a distinguished scientist who won the Nobel Prize
EMINENT implies even greater prominence for outstanding quality or character.
e.g. the country's most eminent writers
ILLUSTRIOUS stresses enduring honor and glory attached to a deed or person.
e.g. illustrious war heroes
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adjective
(of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession: (人が)ある領域や同業者の間で有名で尊敬された
｟主に書｠ 著名な, 高名な〈専門家･芸術家など〉; 〖be ～〗 «…の分野で/…として/…で» 有名な, 指折りの, 屈指の «in/as/for»
e.g. one of the world's most eminent statisticians.: 世界で最も著名な統計学者の一人
attributive used to emphasize the presence of a positive quality: 肯定的な性質の存在を強調するのに使われる
優れた, 卓越した〈資質･特質〉
e.g. the guitar's eminent suitability for recording studio work.: そのギターのレコーディングスタジオの仕事への優れた適合性
USAGE
A trio of frequently confused words is eminent, imminent, and immanent. Eminent means 'outstanding, famous': the book was written by an eminent authority on folk art. Imminent means 'about to happen': people brushed aside the possibility that war was imminent. Immanent, often used in religious or philosophical contexts, means 'inherent': he believed in the immanent unity of nature taught by the Hindus.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Latin eminent- ‘jutting, projecting’, from the verb eminere.