prestige

名词 prestige:

1. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
   同义词：prestigiousness

1. The company would do anything but risk their prestige at stake.
   公司绝不愿将自己的信誉孤注一掷。
2. The old universities of Oxford and Cambridge still have a lot of prestige.
   历史悠久的牛津大学和剑桥大学仍然享有很高的声望。
3. A position, an appointment, or a rank giving advancement, as of profit or prestige.
   肥缺能带来优势，如利益或威望的职位、任命或地位
4. Is, as Mr. Nixon said, our prestige at an all time high?
   是否如尼克松先生所说，我们的声望正前所未有的高？
5. The War and Navy departments each accumulated growing prestige which fostered the spirit of the old school tie.
   陆军部和海军部各自积累了不断增长的威望，这种威望培育了小集团主义精神。

pres.tige

n.（名词）
The level of respect at which one is regarded by others; standing.
声望：被他人尊敬的程度；身份，名声
A person`s high standing among others; honor or esteem.
威望：在其它人中所具有的崇高名望；尊重或敬佩
Widely recognized prominence, distinction, or importance:
有影响的：得到广泛承认的卓越，非凡，或重要：
例句：
a position of prestige in diplomatic circles.
在外交界具有重要的一席之地

n.attributive.（定语名词）
Often used to modify another noun:
通常用来修饰另一名词：
例句：
a prestige address; the prestige groups in society.
富有魅力的演说；社会中的名人圈

来源：
French [illusion]
法语 [错觉]
from Latin praestogiae [tricks]
源自 拉丁语 praestogiae [戏法，技巧]
probably alteration of *praestrogiae
可能为 *praestrogiae的变化
from praestringere [to touch, blunt, blind]
源自 praestringere [触动，使…迟钝，使…目眩]
prae- [pre-]
prae- [前缀，表.在…之前.]
stringere [to draw tight] * see streig-
stringere [拉紧] *参见 streig-