prestigious

🇬🇧 UK/pre'stidʒiәs/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Highly respected and admired, usually because of importance or high quality.

享有声望的,有威信的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
prestigroot
+
iousfull of, having the quality of
=prestigious

Common Collocations

  • 1.prestigious university名牌大学
  • 2.prestigious award知名奖项
  • 3.prestigious position显赫职位
  • 4.prestigious institution权威机构

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She received a scholarship to attend one of the most prestigious universities in the world.

  • 2.

    Winning the prestigious award boosted his career significantly.

  • 3.

    The firm is known for hiring graduates from prestigious law schools.

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