repute
repute 英 [rɪˈpju:t] 美 [rɪˈpjut]
n. 名誉；声望
进行时:reputing 过去式:reputed 过去分词:reputed 第三人称单数:reputes 名词复数:reputes
- A person of great or fine repute is someone who's widely known and highly respected. The word has a stuffy feel, so you're better off describing a cellist as being of great repute than, say, a rapper or comedian.
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- n. 名誉；声望
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1. She is a writer of international repute.
她是一位享有国际声誉的作家。
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2. My parents were artists of some repute .
我的双亲是具有知名度的艺术家。
- repute (n.) 1550s, from repute (v.).
- repute (v.) late 14c., from Middle French reputer (late 13c.) or directly from Latin reputare "to count over, reckon; think over," from re- "repeatedly" (see re-) + putare "to judge, suppose, believe, suspect," originally "to clean, trim, prune" (from PIE root *pau- (2) "to cut, strike, stamp"). Related: Reputed; reputing.
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