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Definition of prestigious in English: prestigiousadjective prɛˈstɪdʒəs Inspiring respect and admiration; having high status. 有威信的，有威望的；有声望的；地位显赫的 a prestigious academic post 有声望的学术职务。 Example sentencesExamples - The group also acquired two prestigious watering holes among a dozen pubs and hotels earlier this year.
- I wish him the very best of luck as he takes up one of the most prestigious positions in Irish sport.
- We should be proud that our public servants are favourites for several prestigious awards this year.
- He is set to take on the most prestigious daily newspaper job in Scotland.
- The report from a prestigious international agency is another valuable propaganda tool.
- Two brave bobbies have been honoured for their courage at a prestigious award ceremony in London.
- It is the view of many that prestigious galleries should be in high profile city centre establishments.
- This was the first time the prestigious event has ever been held in Northern Ireland.
- We hope that this will be the first of many such prestigious awards for this fine young athlete.
- The house itself is located in one of the most prestigious housing estates in the county.
- It will be broadcast in the prestigious Masterpiece Theatre slot from Sunday.
- It seemed that another prestigious name was set to become part of history.
- A pair of teachers have won their way through to the national finals of a prestigious awards ceremony.
- Boston is home to one of the most prestigious regattas that North America has to offer.
- Dog groomers from Keighley had reason to smile when they scooped two first prizes at a prestigious event.
- It also plans to exhibit the poster at various other prestigious places in the country.
- Just a few short months ago I was thrilled to be awarded a column in a prestigious newspaper.
- The success of these schools can be attributed to the prestigious status accorded to Spanish.
- For some it was a massive publicity coup for the county town to host such a prestigious event.
- It is the first time ever that the winner of this prestigious race was trained in the Kingdom.
Synonyms reputable, distinguished, respected, esteemed, estimable, eminent, august, honoured, of high standing, of note, highly regarded, well thought of, acclaimed, authoritative, well known, in the public eye, celebrated, illustrious, leading, renowned, famed, famous impressive, conferring prestige, important, prominent, exalted, high-ranking, influential, imposing, powerful, glamorous well paid, high-end, expensive British upmarket
Derivativesadverb prɛˈstɪdʒəsli You spend any time with him and you realize he is a prestigiously talented person with an extraordinary record. Example sentencesExamples - Usually they would not have been so openly welcomed, walking so gracefully and prestigiously down the opposing clan's pathway.
- It apparently took quite a few years of training and studying very hard and prestigiously.
- Although his short, unruly brown hair shook as he stood cautiously from his seated position, his deep brown suit that he wore prestigiously took all the eyes away from it.
- Quite odd you're already so prestigiously looked at, being only thirty-four years old, and one of the richest men in the world.
- An unremarkable series, but executive producer Lee Rich went on to employ his two lead actors more prestigiously in later years, casting Hagman in his supersoap Dallas and Mills in its spin-off Knots Landing.
- She carried herself prestigiously and with a grace possessed only by a seasoned warrior.
- Undoubtedly, the Acqua e Sapone rider has a good time-trial pedigree, having already won twice against the clock this year - at the UNIQA Classic and, more prestigiously, the Tour of Belgium.
- Gabriel stopped at the bottom of the stairs to take in the prestigiously clean basement.
- It's lucky for the newlyweds that their wedding took place in this century; otherwise, it might not have been so prestigiously hailed as Spain's ‘Wedding of the Century’.
- This ranking could not have been achieved if it weren't for the prestigiously hard working and responsible students that attend this institution.
noun Therefore, in order to operate his attack and mockery towards these so-called heroes who might be leaders of a country or people of prestigiousness, without any restriction the satirist uses symbols.
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense 'practising conjuring tricks'): from late Latin praestigiosus, from praestigiae 'conjuring tricks'. The current sense dates from the early 20th century. Rhymesirreligious, litigious, prodigious, religious, sacrilegious Definition of prestigious in US English: prestigiousadjective Inspiring respect and admiration; having high status. 有威信的，有威望的；有声望的；地位显赫的 a prestigious academic post 有声望的学术职务。 Example sentencesExamples - I wish him the very best of luck as he takes up one of the most prestigious positions in Irish sport.
- The house itself is located in one of the most prestigious housing estates in the county.
- Boston is home to one of the most prestigious regattas that North America has to offer.
- The report from a prestigious international agency is another valuable propaganda tool.
- It is the first time ever that the winner of this prestigious race was trained in the Kingdom.
- The group also acquired two prestigious watering holes among a dozen pubs and hotels earlier this year.
- The success of these schools can be attributed to the prestigious status accorded to Spanish.
- We hope that this will be the first of many such prestigious awards for this fine young athlete.
- He is set to take on the most prestigious daily newspaper job in Scotland.
- For some it was a massive publicity coup for the county town to host such a prestigious event.
- A pair of teachers have won their way through to the national finals of a prestigious awards ceremony.
- This was the first time the prestigious event has ever been held in Northern Ireland.
- Two brave bobbies have been honoured for their courage at a prestigious award ceremony in London.
- We should be proud that our public servants are favourites for several prestigious awards this year.
- Dog groomers from Keighley had reason to smile when they scooped two first prizes at a prestigious event.
- It seemed that another prestigious name was set to become part of history.
- It also plans to exhibit the poster at various other prestigious places in the country.
- It is the view of many that prestigious galleries should be in high profile city centre establishments.
- Just a few short months ago I was thrilled to be awarded a column in a prestigious newspaper.
- It will be broadcast in the prestigious Masterpiece Theatre slot from Sunday.
Synonyms reputable, distinguished, respected, esteemed, estimable, eminent, august, honoured, of high standing, of note, highly regarded, well thought of, acclaimed, authoritative, well known, in the public eye, celebrated, illustrious, leading, renowned, famed, famous impressive, conferring prestige, important, prominent, exalted, high-ranking, influential, imposing, powerful, glamorous
OriginMid 16th century (in the sense ‘practising conjuring tricks’): from late Latin praestigiosus, from praestigiae ‘conjuring tricks’. The current sense dates from the early 20th century. |