Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #5659
prestige
声望；名望；威望
Respect and admiration that someone or something earns through success, achievements, or high quality.
- 1.
The quality of how good the reputation of something or someone is, how favourably something or someone is regarded.
指某事物或某人声誉的好坏程度,即被评价的高低。
- 2.
a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
威望；声望
- 3.
The act of starting over at an earlier point in a video game with some type of bonus or reward.
在电子游戏中带着某种奖励或好处从头开始的行为。
- 4.
A level, rank, or tier corresponding to prestige.
与声望相对应的级别、等级或阶层。
（游戏）转生；（游戏）转生等级；指某事物或某人声誉的好坏程度,即被评价的高低。；威望；声望；在电子游戏中带着某种奖励或好处从头开始的行为。
In use
The university's prestige attracts top students from around the world.
Winning the award enhanced his prestige in the scientific community.
The family's prestige grew after generations of public service.
he wanted to achieve power and prestige
have prestige
She has great prestige in the academic world.
她在学术界享有很高的声望。
gain prestige
The company gained prestige from its innovative products.
该公司因其创新产品获得了声望。
enjoy prestige
Connections
Collocations
- high prestige
- 高威望
- The university enjoys high prestige in the academic world.这所大学在学术界享有很高的威望。
- gain prestige
- 获得声望
- She gained prestige through her groundbreaking research.她通过开创性的研究获得了声望。
- lose prestige
- 失去威信
- The scandal caused the company to lose prestige.丑闻导致该公司失去了威信。
- social prestige
- 社会声望
- He values social prestige more than personal happiness.他看重社会声望胜过个人幸福。
- prestige of
- …的威望
- The prestige of the institution attracts top students.该机构的威望吸引了顶尖学生。
- academic prestige
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“pre”意为“前”，“stige”像“阶梯”，走在前面阶梯的人威望高，声望自然高。
Context & Register
正式，多用于描述学术、职业或社会地位带来的声望。
Grammar Note
不可数名词，没有复数形式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
vestige与prestige拼写相似（均含-stige），但重音不同（vestige重音在第一音节，prestige在第二），因此不押韵。prestigious是prestige的形容词，发音多了一个/s/音节，也不完全押韵。
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
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