hold somebody in high/great esteem• We held him in high esteem and placed complete confidence in him.
esteem2 verb [transitiveT] formal
ADMIREto respect and admire someone or something 尊敬,敬重
Peden was greatly esteemed by the people of Ayrshire.
佩登深受艾尔郡人的尊敬。
He was esteemed as a literary wit.
他被尊为文学才子。
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esteem• The Piaroa view the arrogant and dominatingcharacter, which the Shavante would highly esteem in a maturemale, as odious.• I thought that Scripture told me to esteem others more than myself.• The Church teaches people to esteem others more than themselves.• He was attentive but impersonal, and esteemed rather than loved.• After Cameron, it was wonderful to be so esteemed, so cosseted.
Originesteem2
(1500-1600)Old Frenchestimer, from Latinaestimare; → ESTIMATE2
ADJECTIVE | VERB + ESTEEM | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great, high極為尊重▸➤low不太尊重▸➤personal自尊◇I needed to do it for my own personal esteem.為了自尊,我需要做這件事。➤mutual相互尊重◇We parted with expressions of mutual esteem.我們分別時相互表達了敬意。➤critical, popular, public, social評論家的好評;群眾的敬仰;公眾的敬意;社會的尊重◇Her work has been steadily gaining critical esteem in recent years.近幾年,她的作品逐漸獲得評論界的認可。VERB + ESTEEM➤earn贏得尊重◇She had earned the esteem of everyone in the town.她贏得了城裏每個人的尊重。➤enjoy, have得到尊重◇the high public esteem now enjoyed by the armed forces武裝部隊如今享有的來自公眾的高度尊重➤lose失去尊重◇He had lost all of his personal esteem.他已無任何個人尊嚴可言。➤accord sb給予某人尊重◇the level of social esteem accorded to doctors社會對醫生的尊重程度➤boost, build, build up, raise推動/建立/增進/提高聲望◇Recent reviews of her work have raised her esteem.有關她作品的近期評論提升了她的聲望。PREPOSITION➤in... esteem在⋯的尊重◇the status of teachers in the public esteem教師在公眾心目中的地位➤esteem for對⋯的尊重◇the public's esteem for the president公眾對總統的尊敬◇I have great esteem for you.我非常尊重你。➤esteem of⋯的尊重◇The school's aim is to build the self-esteem of the children.這所學校的目標是培養學生的自尊。PHRASES➤hold sb/sth in great, high, low, etc. esteem非常、十分、不太尊重⋯◇He is held in the highest esteem by all who know him.在認識他的人當中,他享有極高的威望。➤a mark of esteem, a token of esteem尊敬的象徵◇We would like to offer you this gift as a mark of our esteem.我們送給您這個禮物表示對您的尊敬。