名詞 prestige:

1. a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc.
   同義詞：prestigiousness

1. The company would do anything but risk their prestige at stake.
   公司絕不愿將自己的信譽(yù)孤注一擲。
2. The old universities of Oxford and Cambridge still have a lot of prestige.
   歷史悠久的牛津大學(xué)和劍橋大學(xué)仍然享有很高的聲望。
3. A position, an appointment, or a rank giving advancement, as of profit or prestige.
   肥缺能帶來(lái)優(yōu)勢(shì)，如利益或威望的職位、任命或地位
4. Is, as Mr. Nixon said, our prestige at an all time high?
   是否如尼克松先生所說(shuō)，我們的聲望正前所未有的高？
5. The War and Navy departments each accumulated growing prestige which fostered the spirit of the old school tie.
   陸軍部和海軍部各自積累了不斷增長(zhǎng)的威望，這種威望培育了小集團(tuán)主義精神。

pres.tige

n.（名詞）
The level of respect at which one is regarded by others; standing.
聲望：被他人尊敬的程度；身份，名聲
A person`s high standing among others; honor or esteem.
威望：在其它人中所具有的崇高名望；尊重或敬佩
Widely recognized prominence, distinction, or importance:
有影響的：得到廣泛承認(rèn)的卓越，非凡，或重要：
例句：
a position of prestige in diplomatic circles.
在外交界具有重要的一席之地

n.attributive.（定語(yǔ)名詞）
Often used to modify another noun:
通常用來(lái)修飾另一名詞：
例句：
a prestige address; the prestige groups in society.
富有魅力的演說(shuō)；社會(huì)中的名人圈

來(lái)源：
French [illusion]
法語(yǔ) [錯(cuò)覺(jué)]
from Latin praestogiae [tricks]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) praestogiae [戲法，技巧]
probably alteration of *praestrogiae
可能為 *praestrogiae的變化
from praestringere [to touch, blunt, blind]
源自 praestringere [觸動(dòng)，使…遲鈍，使…目眩]
prae- [pre-]
prae- [前綴，表.在…之前.]
stringere [to draw tight] * see streig-
stringere [拉緊] *參見(jiàn) streig-