prize
释义
A reward given for winning a competition or for outstanding achievement
奖品;奖赏;奖项
To value something very highly
珍视;高度重视
Having won or worthy of a prize; excellent of its kind
获奖的;一流的
词根拆分
词根派生来自古法语 pris("价值")——与 price 同源。奖品字面就是颁给胜者的"有价值之物"。动词保留词根原义:prize 某物就是把它当作有价值的来对待。所以"赢得奖品"和"珍视的财物"是同一念头:价值。
词根 pric 还连着 56 个词为什么是这个意思
prize 和 price 是同源对偶词——同一个古法语 pris 进入英语的两个词,一个保留"有价值的奖赏"义,一个保留"价钱"义。动词 prize 最直接:就是"高度珍视",正是 pretium 的本义。
常用搭配
- 1.win a prize赢得奖品
- 2.first prize一等奖
- 3.prize money奖金
- 4.a prized possession珍视的财物
- 5.prize-winning获奖的
例句
- 1.
She won first prize in the national piano competition.
她在全国钢琴比赛中获得一等奖。
- 2.
He prizes his independence above almost everything else.
他几乎把独立看得高于一切。
- 3.
The old watch is one of her most prized possessions.
那块旧表是她最珍视的财物之一。
- 4.
They entered their prize roses in the village show.
他们把获奖的玫瑰送去参加乡村花展。
易混词辨析
prize / prise(英式)——完全不同的词:prise open(用杠杆撬开)与 prize 无关,美式拼作 prize,易混。另外 prize 与 price:prize = 奖赏/珍视;price = 价钱。