For thirty years she was the preeminent authority on seed dispersal, and her keys are still the ones students use.
三十年间她是种子传播领域首屈一指的权威，学生们至今仍在使用她编的检索表。
Which choice best defines “preeminent”?
D — Surpassing all others; outstanding.. “preeminent” means Surpassing all others; outstanding..
Which word means “Surpassing all others; outstanding.”?
C — preeminent. “preeminent” means Surpassing all others; outstanding..
preeminent — Surpassing all others; outstanding.. In Chinese: 卓越的;杰出的;首屈一指的.
preeminent is pronounced //priˈemɪnənt//.
For thirty years she was the preeminent authority on seed dispersal, and her keys are still the ones students use. (三十年间她是种子传播领域首屈一指的权威，学生们至今仍在使用她编的检索表。)
foremost, unrivaled, outstanding — all close in meaning to preeminent (Surpassing all others; outstanding.).
minor, undistinguished — each the opposite of preeminent (Surpassing all others; outstanding.).
Yes. preeminent is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
pre(超前) + eminent(杰出的) → 出类拔萃 → 卓越的。