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esteem vt.把...看作,尊敬,尊重,认为 n.尊敬,尊重 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...." ★★☆☆☆ 2010.2

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[i'sti:m] 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. Business-method patents lower the esteem for patent holders. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]尊敬；尊重；敬重 Esteem is the admiration and respect that you feel towards another person.   [FORMAL 正式]He is held in high esteem by colleagues in the construction industry...建筑业的同行们都非常敬重他。Their public esteem has never been lower...他们在公众中的信誉从未如此之低。He said he retained immense regard and esteem for the prime minister.他说他一直极其尊重和敬仰首相。2[VERB 动词]尊重；尊敬；敬重 If you esteem someone or something, you respect or admire them.   [V n]  [FORMAL 正式]I greatly esteem your message in the midst of our hard struggle.您在我们奋力抗争时发来的电文让我充满了敬意。3See also:self-esteem；

英语单词	esteem
英美音标	[i'sti:m]
中文释义	vt.把...看作,尊敬,尊重,认为 n.尊敬,尊重
vocab简明	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.
vocab扩展	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...."
真题原句	Business-method patents lower the esteem for patent holders.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]尊敬；尊重；敬重 Esteem is the admiration and respect that you feel towards another person. [FORMAL 正式] He is held in high esteem by colleagues in the construction industry... 建筑业的同行们都非常敬重他。 Their public esteem has never been lower... 他们在公众中的信誉从未如此之低。 He said he retained immense regard and esteem for the prime minister. 他说他一直极其尊重和敬仰首相。 2 [VERB 动词]尊重；尊敬；敬重 If you esteem someone or something, you respect or admire them. [V n] [FORMAL 正式] I greatly esteem your message in the midst of our hard struggle. 您在我们奋力抗争时发来的电文让我充满了敬意。 3 See also:self-esteem ；
来源	2010.2

Esteem High Respect Means Estimate Hold [Formal 正式