salient

adj.顯著的，突出的

n.凸角，<軍>進攻或防衛陣地的突出部分

基本介紹

• 外文名：salient
• 讀音：[ˈseɪliənt]

釋義

1. The salient points or facts of a situation are the most importent ones.例句：This undermining influence of rewards is the overjustification effect - going overboard and explainingone's own behavior with too much emphasis on salient situational causes and not enough emphasis on personal causes.
2. A salient is a narrow area where an army has pushed its front line forward into enemy territory.