salient

英 [ˈseɪliənt]

美 [ˈseɪliənt]

adj.  最重要的; 显著的; 突出的
n.  凸角; [建]突出部;<军>进攻或防卫阵地的突出部分

复数：salients　

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Collins.1 / BNC.12243 / COCA.9408

牛津词典

adj.

• 最重要的；显著的；突出的
  most important or noticeable
  1. She pointed out the salient features of the new design.
     她指出新设计的几个显著特征。
  2. He summarized the salient points .
     他对要点作了归纳。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 最重要的;显著的;突出的
  Thesalientpoints or facts of a situation are the most important ones.
  1. He read the salient facts quickly...
     他快速浏览了重要的事实。
  2. Chronic fatigue is also one of the salient features of depression.
     慢性疲劳也是抑郁症的显著特点之一。
• N-COUNT 突出阵线，突出部(战线向敌人阵地推进的狭小范围)
  Asalientis a narrow area where an army has pushed its front line forward into enemy territory.
  1. The soldiers had to remain in a deathtrap salient for most of the rest of the war.
     随后的战争中，士兵们大部分时间只能呆在最危险的突出阵地里。

英英释义

noun

• (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy

adj

• having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
  1. an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom
  2. a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
  3. salient traits
  4. a spectacular rise in prices
  5. a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center
  6. a striking resemblance between parent and child
  Synonym:outstandingprominentspectacularstriking
• (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees

双语例句

• Its salient features are: financing directness, timeliness and convenience.
  其显著特点是：融资的直接性、时效性和简便性。
• Fast growth and low fluctuation was the most salient feature of China's economic performance in the past decade.
  这十年，中国经济运行的一个最突出特点，是经济增长速度快、波动幅度比较小。
• This ignores some salient facts.
  这一做法忽视了一些突出的事实。
• This is because of two salient features of the contemporary US economy: extreme income inequality and health inefficiency.
  因为当代美国经济有两个显著特点：收入极端不平等，医疗体系效率低下。
• The salient feature of the third world was that it wanted economic and political clout.
  第三世界的突出特点便是希望拥有政治和经济影响力。
• Professors expect and demand engagement and discussion and students will often pipe up with questions in the middle of a salient point.
  教授期望和需求的参与和讨论，学生往往会在管道的一个突出问题中的问题了。
• The soldiers had to remain in a deathtrap salient for most of the rest of the war.
  随后的战争中，士兵们大部分时间只能呆在最危险的突出阵地里。
• This model incorporates the activities and salient features characterized by the academic and technical COE styles.
  此模型整合了学术和技术COE风格所特有的活动和突出功能。
• Chronic fatigue is also one of the salient features of depression.
  慢性疲劳也是抑郁症的显著特点之一。
• "Absolute unilateralism" by the United States is the salient element of the new system adopted by the U.
  美国的“绝端单边主义”是美国政府采用的针对世界发展的新体系中突出的要素。