ultimate/highest/supreme etc accolade• All the gardens have been chosen by local inspectors, and 80 have been awarded the highest accolade of a two-star rating.• He probably accepts that the ultimate accolade for the county cricketer will now remain inaccessible.
Originaccolade
(1600-1700)Frenchaccoler“to embrace”, from Vulgar Latinaccolare, from Latincollum“neck”
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ACCOLADEADJECTIVE➤great, high, prestigious, top, ultimate (especially BrE) 了不起的榮譽;很高的榮譽;聲望極高的榮譽;最高嘉獎;最高讚譽◇Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating.4 家餐館被授予三星級餐館的最高榮譽稱號。➤critical評論界的讚許▸➤industry, media工業界的榮譽;媒體的褒獎◇a long list of industry accolades一長串工業界的榮譽VERB + ACCOLADE➤earn, garner, get, receive, win博得/獲得/得到/受到/贏得讚揚▸➤award (sb), bestow, give sb, grant (sb)授予(某人)榮譽;給予(某人)嘉獎▸➤deserve值得稱讚