high-profile

high-profile — 形容詞

1. used to describe a person, event, job, or situation that attracts a large amount

1.形容詞B2
釋義

高調的

備受公眾與媒體關注的

used to describe a person, event, job, or situation that attracts a large amount of attention from the general public and the media, such as newspapers, television, or online news sites

例句

Femi was offered a high-profile position at the United Nations headquarters in New York.

Femi 獲得了位於紐約聯合國總部的一個高調職位。

collocation: high-profile position

The trial of the former finance minister became a high-profile case broadcast around the world.

前財政部長的審判成了一樁全球轉播的高調案件。

collocation: high-profile case

同義詞
  • prominent

    suggests being widely known and important in a particular field, but does not always imply media attention

  • notable

    worth noticing or famous for a specific reason; often narrower in scope than 'high-profile'

  • well-known

    familiar to many people, but can apply to local or niche fame, not necessarily widespread media coverage

  • high-visibility

    very similar in meaning; places more stress on how often something is seen than on how much it is talked about

反義詞
  • low-profile

    the direct opposite; describes someone or something that deliberately avoids attention

  • obscure

    not known or difficult to know about; implies a lack of public awareness altogether

  • inconspicuous

    not attracting attention because of being ordinary or easily overlooked

文法句型

high-profile + noun

be + high-profile

用法筆記

Almost always appears before the noun it modifies ('a high-profile lawyer', 'a high-profile investigation'). When used after a linking verb ('His career became high-profile'), it still refers to the person or thing as a whole. Avoid using it with trivial subjects — a school bake sale is not high-profile.

常見錯誤

❌She is a high profile lawyer.
✅She is a high-profile lawyer.
💡the hyphen is essential when the compound acts as an adjective before the noun.
❌His job is very high-profile.
✅He has a very high-profile job.
💡although predicative use is possible, attributive use (before the noun) sounds more natural.