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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- prestige
[prεs'tiːʒ]
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noun
[of person]
[ organization]
[ job]
威望
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- prestige
[preˈstiːʒ]
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n.[u]
声望，威望，声誉
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He wanted to achieve power and prestige.
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他想获得权力和威望。
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adjective
有声望的，显赫的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- prestige
[prε'stiːʒ]
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n
high status or reputation achieved through success, influence, wealth, etc; renown
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2.
n
the power to influence or impress; glamour
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3.
n
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a prestige car
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n
[Etymology]
C17: via French from Latin praestigiae feats of juggling, tricks; apparently related to Latin praestringere to bind tightly, blindfold, from prae before + stringere to draw tight, bind
Examples
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The incident inflicted an injury on their prestige which they would never be able to reverse.
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这一事件对他们的声誉造成的损害是永远无法挽回的。
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My intellectual prestige has all gone up in smoke.
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我知识分子的威望全部化为乌有。
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a comparative loss of prestige
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崇高的威望
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high prestige
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深孚众望
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enjoy great popularity; enjoy high prestige
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不做有损国格的事
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do nothing that would undermine national prestige
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有辱国体
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bring disgrace to national prestige
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大振国威
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greatly enhance (or boost) a country's national power and influence (or international prestige)
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