Word · Frequency #9623
esteem
尊重；敬重
respect and admiration for someone or something
- 1.
Assessment, estimation, or regard; especially; favourable estimation or regard.
评价；尤其指好评或尊重
- 2.
the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)
被尊重或受尊敬的状态
- 3.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
愉悦的赞同和喜爱
- 4.
an attitude of admiration or esteem
钦佩或尊重的态度
评价；尤其指好评或尊重；被尊重或受尊敬的状态；愉悦的赞同和喜爱；钦佩或尊重的态度；尊敬
In use
She is held in high esteem by her colleagues for her dedication.
A healthy sense of self-esteem is important for mental well-being.
The retired professor enjoyed the esteem of the entire academic community.
it is held in esteem
hold sb/sth in high esteem
They hold their teacher in high esteem.
他们非常尊敬他们的老师。
have great esteem for sb/sth
I have great esteem for his work.
我非常尊重他的工作。
be held in high esteem (by sb)
Connections
Collocations
- hold someone in high esteem
- 非常尊重某人；对某人评价很高
- The coach is held in high esteem by all the players.这位教练深受所有队员的尊重。
- public esteem
- 公众的敬重；社会声誉
- She earned public esteem through years of honest service.她通过多年诚实的服务工作赢得了公众的敬重。
- mutual esteem
- 相互敬重
- The two researchers have a relationship based on mutual esteem.这两位研究者的关系建立在相互敬重的基础上。
- earn the esteem of someone
- 赢得某人的敬重
- He earned the esteem of his students by being fair.他通过公正赢得了学生们的敬重。
- a token of esteem
- 表示敬意的礼物；敬意
- Please accept this small gift as a token of esteem.请接受这份小礼物以表示敬意。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 esteem 看成 e + stem（茎）：一茎笔直挺立，令人尊重。注意是联想，不是词源。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、public speeches、literary texts 作名词表示“尊重、敬重”时通常用于正式或书面语境，多出现在“hold/ have someone in high esteem”等搭配中；日常口语里较少单独使用，更常说 respect。
Grammar Note
通常不可数，但有时可用复数形式表示不同种类的尊重。
Pronunciation & Spelling
seem、deem、teem、redeem 以 -eem 结尾，拼写和发音均与 esteem 的结尾部分相同（含有 /iːm/ 音）；steam 拼写为 -eam，但发音也是 /stiːm/，与 esteem 押韵。注意 estimate 以 est- 开头，但发音为 /ˈɛstɪmeɪt/，与 esteem 完全不同，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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