新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

prestige

英  [preˈstiːʒ]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1名贵的

    Prestige is used to describe products, places, or activities that people admire because they are associated with being rich or having a high social position.

    近义词

    luxury

    双语例句

    例:

    such prestige cars as Cadillac, Mercedes, Porsche, and Jaguar.

    像凯迪拉克、梅赛德斯、保时捷和捷豹这样的名贵轿车。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[U 不可数名词] 威望

    If a person, a country, or an organization has prestige, they are admired and respected because of the position they hold or the things they have achieved.

    双语例句

    例:

    efforts to build up the prestige of the United Nations.

    为树立联合国威望而做的努力。

    例:

    It was his responsibility for foreign affairs that gained him international prestige.

    是他在外交事务中的尽职尽责为他赢得了国际声望。