accolade
noun /ˈækəleɪd/
/ˈækəleɪd/
(formal)- praise or an award for an achievement that people admire
赞扬；表扬；奖励；荣誉 - Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating.
4 家餐馆被授予三星级餐馆的最高荣誉称号。 - a long list of industry accolades
一长串工业界的荣誉 - He was finally awarded the ultimate accolade —British Hairdresser of the Year—in 2007.
2007年，他终于获得了最高奖项－英国年度发型师奖。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- high
- prestigious
- …
- earn
- garner
- get
- …
词源early 17th cent.: from French, from Provençal acolada, literally ‘embrace around the neck (when bestowing knighthood)’, from Latin ad- ‘at, to’ + collum ‘neck’. - Four restaurants have been awarded the highest accolade of a three-star rating.