- People, cars, schools, clubs, banks––all can be said to have prestige. Star in a blockbuster movie? Your prestige level just shot up. Get caught shoplifting? A prestige killer.
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- n. 威望，声誉
- adj. 令人敬仰的；受尊重的
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1. personal prestige
个人声望
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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。
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3. jobs with low prestige
地位低微的工作
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4. a prestige job
体面的工作
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5. a prestige car
豪华的汽车
- prestige (n.) 1650s, "trick," from French prestige (16c.) "deceit, imposture, illusion" (in Modern French, "illusion, magic, glamour"), from Latin praestigium "delusion, illusion" (see prestigious). Derogatory until 19c.; sense of "dazzling influence" first applied 1815, to Napoleon.
pres·tige / preˈstiːʒ ; NAmE preˈstiːʒ / noun , adjective noun [uncountable ] the respect and admiration that sb/sth has because of their social position, or what they have done 威信；声望；威望 SYN status ◆ personal prestige 个人声望 ◆ 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。 ◆ jobs with low prestige 地位低微的工作 adjective [only before noun ] 1 that brings respect and admiration; important 令人敬仰的；受尊重的；重要的 ◆ a prestige job 体面的工作 2 admired and respected because it looks important and expensive 名贵的；贵重的；讲究派头的 SYN luxurious ◆ a prestige car 豪华的汽车 pres·tige / preˈstiːʒ ; NAmE preˈstiːʒ /
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