repute
UK/ri'pju:t/US
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Definitions
n.
The opinion people generally hold about someone or something; standing or fame
名望，声誉
v.
To consider or regard someone or something as being a certain way (usually passive: be reputed to be)
认为，把…看作（常用被动）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre- (repeatedly) + pute (reckon) = what is reckoned again and again about someone. repute is the older, plainer noun behind reputation, surviving mostly in fixed phrases like 'of high repute.'
Root put still carries 14 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.of high repute声誉卓著
- 2.of ill repute名声不好
- 3.international repute国际声誉
- 4.reputed to be据称是
Example Sentences
- 1.
She is a scholar of international repute.
- 2.
The restaurant is of high repute among locals.
- 3.
He is reputed to be one of the richest men in the country.