“accolade”意思是“荣誉;赞誉;嘉奖”,在句中可作可数名词,常用于描述因杰出成就、贡献等而获得的公开认可,常见搭配有“win/receive an accolade(赢得/获得荣誉)”等。
“accolade”源自法语,原指授予骑士的剑击礼,后逐渐演变为表示对某人成就、能力、品质等方面的公开赞扬、荣誉或嘉奖。它强调的是一种正式的、社会广泛认可的肯定,通常用于比较重要或正式的场合。
作为可数名词
“accolade”作为可数名词,在句子中可以充当主语、宾语等成分。例如:
作主语:The accolade was a great surprise to him.(这份荣誉对他来说是个巨大的惊喜。)这里“the accolade”作为句子主语,表示“这份荣誉”。
作宾语:He received many accolades for his outstanding research.(他因出色的研究而获得了许多荣誉。)“many accolades”作“received”的宾语,意思是“许多荣誉”。
当表示多个荣誉时,要用其复数形式“accolades”。例如:The actor has won numerous accolades throughout his career.(这位演员在他的演艺生涯中赢得了无数荣誉。)
常见搭配
win/receive an accolade:表示“赢得/获得荣誉”。例如:She won an accolade for her innovative design.(她因创新的设计获得了一项荣誉。)
bestow an accolade on sb.:意思是“授予某人荣誉”。“bestow”有“授予;赠与”的意思。例如:The organization bestowed an accolade on the dedicated volunteer.(该组织授予这位尽职的志愿者一项荣誉。)
be showered with accolades:指“备受赞誉;获得大量荣誉”。“shower”本意是“淋浴;大量给予”,这里形象地表达出荣誉像雨水一样纷纷而来。例如:The young musician was showered with accolades after his brilliant performance.(这位年轻音乐家在精彩的演出后备受赞誉。)