• vt. 尊敬；認(rèn)為；考慮；估價(jià)
• n. 尊重；尊敬

來自拉丁語aestimare, 估計(jì)，評(píng)估，判定價(jià)值，來自aes, 銅，詞源同ore, -tim, 砍，切，詞源同anatomy. 原指鑄造銅幣，估計(jì)并判定幣值，該詞義見estimate.同時(shí)，引申義尊重，尊敬，即值得一看的，值得考慮的。

esteem

esteem: [15] Esteem and estimate [16] are fairly open about their relationship, but there is another, more heavily disguised member of the family: aim. All three come ultimately from Latin aestimāre. Estimate was a straightforward borrowing from the Latin past participle aestimātus, but esteem came via Old French estimer, and aim from the reduced Old French form esmer. Originally, esteem meant much the same as estimate does: ‘evaluate, assess’. But as early as the 16th century it had passed into ‘think highly of’ (a semantic development interestingly paralleled in the 20th century by rate).
=> aim, estimate

esteem (v.)

mid-15c., from Old French estimer "to estimate, determine" (14c.), from Latin aestimare "to value, determine the value of, appraise," perhaps ultimately from *ais-temos "one who cuts copper," i.e. mints money (but de Vaan finds this "not very credible"). At first used as we would now use estimate; sense of "value, respect" is 1530s. Related: Esteemed; esteeming.

esteem (n.)

(also steem, extyme), mid-14c., "account, value, worth," from French estime, from estimer (see esteem (v.)). Meaning "high regard" is from 1610s.

1. It was so humiliating, a terrible blow to my self-esteem.

這件事如此丟臉，深深地挫傷了我的自尊心。

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2. He is held in high esteem by colleagues in the construction industry.

建筑業(yè)的同行們都非常敬重他。

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3. He said he retained immense regard and esteem for the prime minister.

他說他一直極其尊重和敬仰首相。

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4. I greatly esteem your message in the midst of our hard struggle.

您在我們奮力抗?fàn)帟r(shí)發(fā)來的電文讓我充滿了敬意。

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5. When self-esteem is high, we lose our mortal fear of jealousy.

自信心很強(qiáng)時(shí)，我們不再對(duì)妒忌感到極度懼怕。

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