This is the 7189th most frequent Korean word.
주목했다
"주목했다" means "paid attention" or "took notice."
In this sentence, '주목했다' means to pay attention or take notice of the actor's acting abilities.
그는 배우의 연기력에 주목했다.
He focused on the actor's performance.
Here, '주목했다' describes the act of attentively listening to or concentrating on the teacher's explanation.
학생들은 선생님의 설명에 주목했다.
The students paid attention to the teacher's explanation.
This usage of '주목' conveys receiving notice or becoming the center of attention, although it appears in a passive construction emphasizing the subject's prominence.