esteem

n.尊敬

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
esteem (noun)
1.
archaic - worth value
2.
archaic - opinion judgment
3.
the regard in which one is held , especially high regard - the esteem we all feel for her
esteem (verb)
transitive verb
1.
archaic - appraise
2.
a) to view as - consider esteem it a privilege
b) - think believe
3.
to set a high value on regard highly and prize accordingly - an esteemed guest regard
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
esteem (noun)
a feeling of great approval and liking
SYNONYMS:
account, appreciation, esteem, estimation, favor, regard, respect
RELATED WORDS:
appetite, fancy, fondness, like, love, partiality, preference, relish, shine, taste, use; acclamation, adoration, adulation, approbation, deference, hero worship, homage, honor, idolatry, infatuation, lionization, praise, props [], reverence, veneration, worship; delight, enjoyment; amazement, awe, wonder, wonderment; enthusiasm, interest, passion; bias, prejudice; affection, attachment, devotion, passion
NEAR ANTONYMS:
condemnation, disapproval, disdain, opprobrium, scorn; disappointment, discontent, disenchantment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, displeasure, indignation, unhappiness; aversion, contempt, disfavor, disgust, disinclination, dislike, disliking, disregard, distaste; hate, hatred, loathing, nausea, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion; abomination, antipathy, detestation; deprecation, displeasure, dissatisfaction
disfavor
esteem (verb)
1.
to think of in a particular way
SYNONYMS:
account, call, count, esteem, hold, look (on upon), rate, reckon, regard, set down, view
RELATED WORDS:
believe, deem, feel, sense, think; conceive, fancy, imagine
esteem (verb)
2.
to think very highly or favorably of
SYNONYMS:
appreciate, consider, esteem, regard, respect
RELATED WORDS:
acclaim, accredit, applaud, approve, commend, compliment, credit, praise; delight (in), drink (in), enjoy, relish, revel (in), savor ( savour); dig, fancy, favor, groove (on), like, love; adore, adulate, canonize, deify, dote (on), hallow, idolize, revere, reverence, venerate, worship; cherish, love, prize, treasure, value
NEAR ANTONYMS:
abhor, abominate, despise, detest, execrate, hate, loathe; condemn, decry, deplore, disapprove, discount, discountenance, disdain, disfavor, dislike, dismiss, disregard, frown (on upon), kiss off, scorn, vilify
esteem (verb)
3.
to have as an opinion
SYNONYMS:
allow, conceive, consider, deem, esteem, feel, figure, guess, hold, imagine, judge, reckon, suppose, think
RELATED WORDS:
regard, view; accept, perceive; depend, rely, trust; assume, presume, presuppose, surmise; conclude, deduce, infer
NEAR ANTONYMS:
distrust, doubt, mistrust, question, suspect; disbelieve, discredit, reject
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