es·teem /ɪsˈtim/
尊敬,尊重(vt.)尊敬,尊重,認為
Es·teem v. t. [imp. & p. p. Esteemed p. pr. & vb. n. Esteeming.]
1. To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to estimate; to value; to reckon.
Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. --Deut. xxxii. 15.
Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and authority to be of the more weighty credence. --Bp. Gardiner.
Famous men, -- whose scientific attainments were esteemed hardly less than supernatural. --Hawthorne.
2. To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with reverence, respect, or friendship.
Will he esteem thy riches? --Job xxxvi. 19.
You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. --Tennyson.
Syn: -- To estimate; appreciate; regard; prize; value; respect; revere. See Appreciate, Estimate.
Es·teem, v. i. To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to consider. [Obs.]
We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or gift, which is of force. --Milton.
Es·teem, n.
1. Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation; reckoning; price.
Most dear in the esteem
And poor in worth! --Shak.
I will deliver you, in ready coin,
The full and dear'st esteem of what you crave. --J. Webster.
2. High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion, founded on supposed worth.
Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem. --Shak.
Syn: -- See Estimate, n.
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esteem
n 1: the condition of being honored (esteemed or respected or
well regarded); "it is held in esteem"; "a man who has
earned high regard" [syn: regard, respect] [ant: disesteem]
2: a feeling of delighted approval and liking [syn: admiration]
3: an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect
for him" [syn: respect, regard] [ant: disrespect]
v 1: regard highly; think much of; "I respect his judgement"; "We
prize his creativity" [syn: respect, value, prize,
prise] [ant: disrespect, disrespect]
2: look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a
joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He
is reputed to be intelligent" [syn: think of, repute,
regard as, look upon, look on, take to be]