| 单词 | cachet |
| 释义 | cachet (once / 9949 pages) 1n 2n Certain high-end brands have a particular cachet, or respectability. People just know they are the finest of their kind. The word cachet comes from the French cachet meaning "seal affixed to a letter or document," and if something has cachet, it's as if it has a seal of approval from society. If you start a design company selling cachets for people to seal their letters with fancy wax, try getting some celebrities to endorse it. Then your cachets will have cachet — and that's fancy. WORD FAMILYcachet: cachets USAGE EXAMPLESIt is a dilemma most marketers would long for: a product with a built-in fan base and perhaps too much cultural cachet. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) This Adams Morgan property will open in early 2017 with built-in dining cachet. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) Mr. Baghdadi’s warning suggested that he feared military defeat would drain the group’s global cachet, leaving Al Qaeda to inherit the jihadist mantle. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) 1 n an indication of approved or superior status 2Syn|Hyper seal, seal of approval accolade, award, honor, honour, laurels a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction 1n a seal on a letter Hyper seal, stamp a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents 2n a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal Syn|Hyper lettre de cachet warrant a writ from a court commanding police to perform specified acts |
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