英语怎么形容“名誉”、“形象”?(2)

2014-11-13 12:35阿卡索英语口语解析英语学习

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我们来看看“名誉、形象”在英语中还能怎么表达?

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. (那时候,英国没有什么大学能和牛津剑桥比肩。)

stature as

As he got older, Picasso's stature as an artist increased. (毕加索年纪越大艺术地位也越高。)

of world/international etc. stature

a British architect of international stature (一个享有国际盛名的英国建筑师)

 

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. (总统顾问认为总统被人拍到和工会领导一起会对总统的形象不利。)

improve sb's image

The party is seeking to improve its image. (该政党努力想让自己的形象变好点。)

project an image (=make an image)

The princess tried to project an image of herself as serious and hardworking. (这位公主想在公众心中树立认真勤奋的形象。)

 

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. (他是个意志坚定的人,人们所言非虚。)

have a name for doing something

This man has a name for making tough business deals. (这个人出了名的善于处理很难谈妥的生意。)

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无常而被认为是坏孩子。)

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. (玛莎百货的商品物美价廉,商场口碑很好。)

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. (那些没礼貌外表邋遢的学生有损学校声誉。)

The regular brawling and violence in the bar had given it a bad name. (这家酒吧经常有人打架闹事,名声不好。)

He was the type of person that gives insurance salesmen a bad name. (他作为一个保险推销员,行径恶劣,让同行也跟着丢脸。)

 

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. (英国的等级制度使得人们格外在意自己的社会地位。)

This legal case is very likely to damage the company's professional standing. (这场官司可能会让该公司在专业领域英名尽丧。)

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

The scandal damaged the governor's standing in the polls. (丑闻影响到了州长在竞选中的有利形势。)

national/international etc. standing

Jacques Tati was a man of international standing in the world of screen comedy. (在喜剧领域,雅克 · 塔蒂享有很高的国际声誉。)

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