respected and admired as very important or of very high quality 有威望的;声誉高的 a prestigious award 赫赫有名的奖项 a highly prestigious university 赫赫有名的大学 My parents wanted me to go to a more prestigious university. 我父母想让我去一所更有声望的大学。 the city’s most prestigious and exclusive hotel 这座城市最负盛名的高级酒店 The Gold Cup is one of the most prestigious events in the racing calendar. 金杯赛是最负盛名的年度赛事之一。
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘practising conjuring tricks’): from late Latin praestigiosus, from praestigiae ‘conjuring tricks’. The current sense dates from the early 20th cent.