Dictionary entry

Prestigious

Pronunciation: /prɛˈstɪdʒəs/

Pronunciation

/prɛˈstɪdʒəs/

Myanmar Meaning

(adj) ဂုဏ် အိန္ဒြေ သိက္ခာရှိသော။

Definition

prestige /pre'sti:ʒ/ n [U] ၁။ သိကၡာ။ lose/regain/win prestige ❍ social/academic prestige ❍ He suffered a loss of prestige when the book didn't sell. ၂။ ဩဇာတိကၠမ။ ဂုဏ္ျဒပ္။ a job that carries great prestige ❍ the prestige value of owning a Rolls Royce ❍ Congress agreed to fund the project because of its prestige. ❏ prestigious /pre'stÇdʒǝs/ adj ဂုဏ္သတင္းႀကီးေသာ။ one of the world's most prestigious orchestras.

Examples

  1. This year’s outstanding tournament will do a lot to restore the competition’s prestige.
  2. The move was designed to enhance his personal prestige.