pro-,向前，-min,伸出，词源同eminent,mountain.即突出来的，引申词义显著的，突出的。

1. His stomach had grown more prominent with every passing year.

他的肚子一年比一年鼓。

2. In gardens, cankers are most prominent on apples and pear trees.

花园里，苹果树和梨树患枯枝病最明显。

3. Political trials were being used to keep prominent activists out of circulation.

通过对著名活动家进行政治审判使其从公众视线中消失。

4. One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory.

这种疾病的一个显著症状就是记忆逐渐丧失。

5. Each year they compete in a prominent statewide bicycle race.

每年他们都要参加著名的全州自行车大赛。