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Prestigious Tricks 6543.Prestigious 英 Pre'stɪdʒəs]美 Prɛ'Stɪdʒəs 释义 Adj

正面 6543.prestigious
英 [pre'stɪdʒəs]美 [prɛ'stɪdʒəs]

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释义:
adj. 有名望的;享有声望的
例句:
1. The company won a prestigious contract for work on Europe's tallest building.这家公司赢得了一份极为重要的合同,参与建设欧洲最高的大厦。

1. 音译“马拉松”。公元前490年,一场激烈的战役在位于雅典东北40公里处的村镇——马拉松(Marathon)打响。最终,雅典人在米太亚得的统率下,打败了波斯人。这是一场决定性的战役。通过这场战役,雅典人击退了波斯人的入侵,拯救了希腊,结束了第一次米堤亚战争。为了尽快将胜利的消息告知国人,雅典军队派了一名赛跑运动员回去报信。这名运动员从战场一口气跑到了雅典城。当他到达目的地,刚宣布完胜利的喜讯后,就一头栽倒在地,力竭而死。为了纪念这位勇敢的士兵,人们于19世纪末设立了一个距离为42.195公里的长跑比赛项目并将其命名为“马拉松”。时至今天,马拉松赛跑已成为奥运会的收官项目。
prestigious 有威望的来自prestige,威望,名望。
prestigious (adj.)1540s, "practicing illusion or magic, deceptive," from Latin praestigious "full of tricks," from praestigiae "juggler's tricks," probably altered by dissimilation from praestrigiae, from praestringere "to blind, blindfold, dazzle," from prae "before" (see pre-) + stringere "to tie or bind" (see strain (v.)). Derogatory until 19c.; meaning "having dazzling influence" is attested from 1913 (see prestige). Related: Prestigiously; prestigiousness."

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