英語怎么形容“名譽”、“形象”?(2)

2014年11月13日 12:35:27

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我們來看看“名譽、形象”在英語中還能怎么表達?

1. stature : a reputation for being very good at something, very important, or very influential that makes people respect you

例:

At that time there were no other universities in England equal in stature to Oxford and Cambridge. (那時候,英國沒有什么大學(xué)能和牛津劍橋比肩。)

stature as

As he got older, Picasso's stature as an artist increased. (畢加索年紀越大藝術(shù)地位也越高。)

of world/international etc. stature

a British architect of international stature (一個享有國際盛名的英國建筑師)

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2. image : the idea that people have about a well-known person, company, or product - use this especially about an idea that is deliberately created through newspaper stories, advertising etc.

例:

be bad/good for somebody's image

The President's advisers said it would be bad for his image to be photographed with union leaders. (總統(tǒng)顧問認為總統(tǒng)被人拍到和工會領(lǐng)導(dǎo)一起會對總統(tǒng)的形象不利。)

improve sb's image

The party is seeking to improve its image. (該政黨努力想讓自己的形象變好點。)

project an image (=make an image)

The princess tried to project an image of herself as serious and hardworking. (這位公主想在公眾心中樹立認真勤奮的形象。)

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3. name : the reputation a person or an organization has because of something they do or because of the quality of what they produce, usually when this is good

例:

good/bad name

He's a determined man and he values his good name. (他是個意志堅定的人,人們所言非虛。)

have a name for doing something

This man has a name for making tough business deals. (這個人出了名的善于處理很難談妥的生意。)

get a good/bad name

Teenagers tend to get a bad name for being moody. (青春期的孩子往往因喜怒無常而被認為是壞孩子。)

make a name for oneself (=become known and admired by many people)

Marks and Spencer have made a name for themselves as a producer of high quality goods at reasonable prices. (瑪莎百貨的商品物美價廉,商場口碑很好。)

give somebody/something a bad name (=to give a group or place a bad reputation by behaving in an unacceptable way)

Students who are rude and scruffy give the school a bad name. (那些沒禮貌外表邋遢的學(xué)生有損學(xué)校聲譽。)

The regular brawling and violence in the bar had given it a bad name. (這家酒吧經(jīng)常有人打架鬧事,名聲不好。)

He was the type of person that gives insurance salesmen a bad name. (他作為一個保險推銷員,行徑惡劣,讓同行也跟著丟臉。)

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4. standing : someone's reputation and position in a group or society, based on other peoples' opinion of them

例:

social/moral/professional etc. standing

The class system in Great Britain encourages people to be very aware of their social standing. (英國的等級制度使得人們格外在意自己的社會地位。)

This legal case is very likely to damage the company's professional standing. (這場官司可能會讓該公司在專業(yè)領(lǐng)域英名盡喪。)

Her work helped to improve her standing with her colleagues. (她的工作成績讓她在同事中的地位提高了。)

The scandal damaged the governor's standing in the polls. (丑聞影響到了州長在競選中的有利形勢。)

national/international etc. standing

Jacques Tati was a man of international standing in the world of screen comedy. (在喜劇領(lǐng)域,雅克 · 塔蒂享有很高的國際聲譽。)

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