accolade

accolade

英 ['ækəleɪd; ,ækə'leɪd]
　　美 ['ækəled]

n. 榮譽；榮譽稱號授予儀式；連譜號；稱贊

中文詞源：

accolade 贊揚

前綴ac-同ad-. 詞根col, 轉，領口，同collar,領口。該詞原指封騎士時的擁抱儀式，後指贊揚。

例句：

1. Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three - star rating .
四傢餐館獲授予 三星級 餐館的最高榮譽稱號.

2. Ari Hart recently received the accolade of being represented in the Museum of Modern Art.
阿裡·哈特的作品最近有幸獲選在現代藝術館展出。

3. The Nobel prize has become the ultimate accolade in the sciences.
諾貝爾獎已成為科學界的最高榮譽。

4. Strangely, the yen may be the more deserving of that accolade.
奇怪的是, 日元或許更配得上這個榮譽稱號.

5. Being better than China Mobile is not a great accolade, of course.
比中移動強一些, 當然不是多高的贊美.