詞彙精選:esteem的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
n.
尊敬,尊重,敬重
例句:
I adjudge him unworthy of esteem.
我認爲他不值得我尊敬。
例句:
He is held in high esteem by colleagues in the construction industry.
建築業的同行們都非常敬重他。
意見,看法,評價;名聲
例句:
Since he behaved so badly, he's gone down in my esteem.
他表現非常惡劣,使我對他的看法一落千丈。
v.
尊敬,尊重,敬重 [T]
例句:
I esteem him enormously, and I ought to like him much better than you, who are a disgraceful scamp.
我對他極爲敬重,我對他應該比對你多許多倍的好感,你是個可恥的惡棍。
例句:
I greatly esteem your message in the midst of our hard struggle.
您在我們奮力抗爭時發來的電文讓我充滿了敬意。
認爲,以爲;考慮;估價 [T]
例句:
I esteem it a privilege to address such a distinguished audience.
我認爲能向各位貴賓演講十分榮幸。
例句:
I esteem him as a very honest man.
我認爲他是一個很誠實的人。
二、詞義辨析:
admire,honour,respect,regard,esteem
這些動詞均含“尊重、欽佩”之意。admire側重指對某人或某物的仰慕、欽佩,並含欣賞愛慕之情。honour側重指對某人或某物表示極大的敬意。respect指對人的行爲、品德、才華或成就等的仰慕尊重。尤指對年長或地位高的人的尊敬。 regard最正式用詞,中性,含義不很明確,一般需用修飾語加強或明確其意。esteem除表示尊敬之外,還暗示由此而產生的稱讚。
三、參考例句:
We all have great esteem for you.
我們都非常敬重您。
She is held in high esteem by her colleagues.
她深受同事的敬重。
The dinosaur’s skull represents the esteem of our country.
恐龍頭骨標誌着我們國家的尊嚴。
I esteem him as a very honest man.
我認爲他是一個很誠實的人。
Thus reliableness becomes a passport to the general esteem and confidence of mankind.
因此誠信是人類獲取尊重和信任的通行證。
I esteem it a privilege to address such a distinguished audience.
我認爲能向各位貴賓演講十分榮幸。
We esteem the highly articulate or logical people of our culture.
我們尊重我們文化中能夠高度精確或邏輯的闡明事理的人物。
He is held in high esteem by colleagues in the construction industry.
建築業的同行們都非常敬重他。
I greatly esteem your message in the midst of our hard struggle.
您在我們奮力抗爭時發來的電文讓我充滿了敬意。
Partly this may reflect the low esteem in which plays were held as literature.
這一方面可能是因爲當時戲劇在文學界並不被看重。