| 词汇 | prestige |
| 释义 | prestigeWord family nounprestigeadjectiveprestigious pres·tige1 /preˈstiːʒ/ ●○○ noun [uncountableU] REPUTATIONthe respect and admiration that someone or something gets because of their success or important position in society 威望，声望，威信 prestige of the prestige of having your work shown at a top London gallery 有作品在伦敦顶级美术馆展览的荣誉 The king wanted to enhance his prestige through war. 国王想通过战争来提高自己的威信。 This little-known British firm has now gained considerable prestige. 这家名不见经传的英国公司如今已经声名鹊起。 the personal prestige attached to owning a large property ► see thesaurus at reputation 拥有大房子所带来的体面 Examples from the Corpus prestige• In the second place, hypercorrection often involves imitating what is thought to be prestige language.• Hosting the Olympic Games would add to our country's international prestige.• Are these professors really more substantially more knowledgeable, there, is there substantially more prestige attached to this?• Over a million square feet of prestige industrial and commercial premises under construction or being planned.• One after the other the towers of prestige and glamour were falling to him.• The Olympic prestige attached to his sport made it impossible for him to walk away.• Becoming a film star confers status, power, prestige and wealth.• Many are worried the current scandal could damage the mayor's prestige.• The teaching profession has lost the prestige it had in former times.• The objects of competition varied: the traditional ones were territory, wealth, prestige and the power which these gave.• But secondly, it is once more a means by which prestige and honour can be maintained. enhance ... prestige• Law professor Derek Bell has even argued that black intellectuals disavow militants in order to enhance their prestige with whites.• The sums that will pass through them ought surely to enhance their prestige, and at a symbolic time. prestige2 adjectiveadj [only before noun] a prestige project, product etc is one of high quality that people respect you for having or being involved in 有气派的，体面的 5tiny roles in prestige firms 大公司里的小职位 n tiny roles in prestige films a prestige car 名车 Examples from the Corpus prestige• champagne, caviar, truffles and other prestige goods• There are always prestige neighbourhoods where only the wealthy or successful can afford to live. From Longman Business Dictionary prestigepres·tige /preˈstiːʒ/ noun [uncountableU] the respect and importance a person, organization, profession, or product has because of their success and high quality The bank lost both money and prestige as a result of the transaction. Revlon launched a comprehensive marketing program for its prestige brands. (1600-1700) French “deceiving or magic tricks, prestige”, from Latin praestigiae “magic tricks”, from praestringere “to tie up, cover the eyes of” |
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