| 单词 | esteem |
| 释义 | esteem (once / 215 pages) 1nv 2v 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...." WORD FAMILYesteem: disesteem, esteemed, esteeming, esteems, self-esteem+/disesteem: disesteemed, disesteeming, disesteems USAGE EXAMPLESAmericans seem to be obsessed with overworking ourselves in an effort to gain social esteem. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) And that means recognising that the grievances are about social esteem, not just wages and jobs. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Esteemed birds are just ones that everybody likes. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1n the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or well regarded) it is held in esteem Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper regard, respect disesteem the state in which esteem has been lost stature high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement honor, honour, laurels the state of being honored 2n an attitude of admiration or esteem Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper regard, respect disrespect a disrespectful mental attitude estimate, estimation the respect with which a person is held report, reputationthe general estimation that the public has for a person attitude, mental attitude a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways 3n a feeling of delighted approval and liking Syn|Hypo|Hyper admiration Anglophilia admiration for Britain and British customs hero worshipadmiration for great men (or their memory) philhellenismadmiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs philogynyadmiration for women liking a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment 4v regard highly; think much of 2Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper prise, prize, respect, value disesteem, disrespect have little or no respect for; hold in contempt think the world of esteem very highly fear, revere, reverence, venerateregard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of admire, look up tofeel admiration for enshrine, sainthold sacred worshipshow devotion to (a deity) envyfeel envious towards; admire enviously consider, reckon, regard, see, view deem to be v look on as or consider Syn|Hyper look on, look upon, regard as, repute, take to be, think of believe, conceive, consider, think judge or regard; look upon; judge |
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