傑出

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 傑出, read けっしゅつ, means standing out as notably superior to others.
• Basic usage: It is used to evaluate an exceptional writer among contemporaries or a design that excels in several respects.
  • 彼女は同時代の作家の中でも傑出した存在だった。

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 傑出した before a noun
  • 傑出した in 傑出した存在 modifies the following noun and describes an outstanding quality; the form alone does not mean the excellence existed only in the past.