esteem

来自拉丁语aestimare, 估计，评估，判定价值，来自aes, 铜，词源同ore, -tim, 砍，切，词源同anatomy. 原指铸造铜币，估计并判定币值，该词义见estimate.*引申义尊重，尊敬，即值得一看的，值得考虑的。

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.

这件事如此丢脸，深深地挫伤了我的自尊心。

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

建筑业的同行们都非常敬重他。

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

他说他一直极其尊重和敬仰首相。

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

您在我们奋力抗争时发来的电文让我充满了敬意。

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

自信心很强时，我们不再对妒忌感到极度惧怕。

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