prestigious
prestige
(
pre-
+
stringere
) +
-ous
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adjective
inspiring
respect
and
admiration
; having
high
status
: 尊敬と称賛を喚起する; 高い地位を持っている
〖通例名詞の前で〗名声のある, 一流の, 権威のある〈学校・賞など〉
e.g.
a prestigious academic post.: 一流の大学のポスト
DERIVATIVES
prestigiously
| preˈstijēəslē | adverb
prestigiousness
noun
ORIGIN
mid
16th century
(in the sense ‘
practising
conjuring
tricks
’): from late
Latin
praestigiosus
, from
praestigiae
‘
conjuring
trick
s’. The current sense dates from the early
20th century
.
prae
+
stringere
"to
tie
or
bind
" (see
strain
(v.))