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Prestige 无 Illusion Pres'ti:ʒ N.威信,威望,声望 N 1650s Trick

单词 prestige
音标 [pres'ti:ʒ]
解释 n.威信,威望,声望
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字源 prestige (n.)
1650s, "trick," from French prestige (16c.) "deceit, imposture, illusion" (in Modern French, "illusion, magic, glamour"), from Latin praestigium "delusion, illusion" (see prestigious). Derogatory until 19c.; sense of "dazzling influence" first applied 1815, to Napoleon.
不择手段背单词 n. 声望; 威信
【记】pre前, sti = stand, ge哥: 在前面站着的哥哥-有威信的感觉
【类】eclipse: prestige = [enervation]enfeeble: vigor使名声下降降低声望 = [削弱]使衰弱降低精力abase[abate]: prestige = damp: ardor = abridge: length降低特权 = 泼冷水降低热情 = 减少长度
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