prestige

英 [preˈstiːʒ]

美 [preˈstiːʒ]

n.  威信; 声望; 威望
adj.  令人敬仰的; 受尊重的; 重要的; 名贵的; 贵重的; 讲究派头的

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Collins.2 / BNC.5659 / COCA.6691

牛津词典

noun

• 威信；声望；威望
  the respect and admiration that sb/sth has because of their social position, or what they have done
  1. personal prestige
     个人声望
  2. There is a lot of prestige attached to owning a car like this.
     拥有这样一部汽车会显得很气派。
  3. jobs with low prestige
     地位低微的工作

adj.

• 令人敬仰的；受尊重的；重要的
  that brings respect and admiration; important
  1. a prestige job
     体面的工作
• 名贵的；贵重的；讲究派头的
  admired and respected because it looks important and expensive
  1. a prestige car
     豪华的汽车

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 声望；威望；威信
  If a person, a country, or an organization hasprestige, they are admired and respected because of the position they hold or the things they have achieved.
  1. ...efforts to build up the prestige of the United Nations...
     为树立联合国的威望所作的努力
  2. It was his responsibility for foreign affairs that gained him international prestige.
     他在负责处理外交事务的过程中赢得了国际声望。
  3. ...high prestige jobs.
     非常体面的工作
• ADJ 气派的；贵重的；令人敬仰的
  Prestigeis used to describe products, places, or activities which people admire because they are associated with being rich or having a high social position.
  1. ...such prestige cars as Cadillac, Mercedes, Porsche and Jaguar.
     像凯迪拉克、奔驰、保时捷和捷豹这样气派的汽车

英英释义

noun

• a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
  1. he wanted to achieve power and prestige
  Synonym:prestigiousness

双语例句

• Perhaps when enough bureaucratic prestige has been invested in a policy it is easier to see it fail than to abandon it.
  也许官僚们把威信押在一种政策上之后，他们就宁可看它失败，也不愿放弃它。
• You have the pull ( or prestige) to persuade him.
  你脸大，能说服他。
• There is no doubt that American economic and financial prestige has been damaged, he said.
  美国经济和金融声誉无疑受到了损害。
• It has also destroyed Western prestige.
  这场地震也摧毁了西方世界的威望。
• They seek job security, personal prestige and power.
  他们追求的是保住职位，个人威信和权力。
• It was his responsibility for foreign affairs that gained him international prestige.
  他在负责处理外交事务的过程中赢得了国际声望。
• He wanted to achieve power and prestige.
  他想取得权力和威望。
• Landholding and government employment were no longer the only means of gaining wealth and prestige.
  拥有领地和在政府任职已经不是获得财富和声望的唯一途径了。
• They had other means of acquiring wealth, prestige, and power.
  他们有其他一些获得财富、声望和权力的手段。
• Every bit of his dignity and prestige was swept into the dust.
  他的体面威风扫地以尽。