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Esteem High Respect Means Estimate Hold ɪ'Stiːm Friends

Front esteem
Pron [ɪ'stiːm]
Back 【ESTEEM】
All his friends held him in high esteem, for he was very sincere and diligent.
他的朋友都很尊敬他,因为他很诚恳而且勤勉。
【重点词汇】
esteem n. 尊敬 同: respect
Vocab
esteemthe condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded)

Esteem is all about respect and admiration. If you have high self-esteem, it means you like yourself. When you say, "My esteemed colleagues," you are saying you have nothing but the highest respect for them.

Esteem derives from the same Latin word that gives us estimate, and back in the day, esteem, like estimate meant "to assess, or judge the value of something." That sense lingers today. When you say you hold someone in high esteem, it means you give them a high value. Unless you're a politician, in which case, when you say, "I hold my opponent in high esteem," you are most likely to follow that statement with a big "But...."

All forms of 'esteem' will appear on average once every 215 pages.
disesteem
esteem
esteemed
self-esteem

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