单词 | kudos |
释义 | kudosn. slang (originally University slang) and colloquial. 1. Glory, fame, renown. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > fame or renown > [noun] hereworda1100 famec1290 lose1297 renownc1330 namecouthhead1340 noblessec1350 namec1384 reputationc1390 emprisea1393 renomeea1393 celebrity?c1400 enpressc1400 notec1400 renowneec1430 flavourc1449 honestnessa1450 bruita1470 renome?1473 famosity1535 famousness1548 renownedness1596 celebration1631 rumour1638 notedness1661 noise1670 distinction1699 eminence1702 éclat1742 baya1764 kudos1831 lionhood1833 lionism1835 lionship1837 lionization1841 stardom1865 spotlight1875 réclame1883 stellardom1883 the big cheesea1910 big time1910 star billing1910 starring1913 megastardom1981 the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] > for something done thank1297 prick and praise (also price, prise, prize)?a1534 kudos1831 1831 Fraser's Mag. 3 391 He obtained kudos immense. 1841 B. Disraeli Let. 23 Feb. in Corr. with Sister (1886) 171 I am spoken of with great kudos in ‘Cecil’. 1859 C. Darwin in Life & Lett. (1887) II. 168 Lyell has read about half of the volume in clean sheets, and gives me very great kudos. 1889 Boy's Own Paper 17 Aug. 729/1 Our champion was held to have lost no kudos in the encounter. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard vii. 196 News services buzzed, but George Doodie sought no kudos; his name was mentioned only once. 1972 J. Creasey Splinter of Glass vii. 55 He wanted Roger to take the kicks if this failed but was prepared to give him the kudos if the use of the newspapers succeeded. 2. Sometimes interpreted as plural /ˈkjuːdəʊz/; hence used in form ˈkudo, understood as singular. Honourable mention, praise for an achievement (see also quot. 1941). ΚΠ 1941 J. Smiley Hash House Lingo 34 Kudo, good standing with the management. 1950 F. Allen in G. Marx et al. Groucho Lett. (1967) 73 A man sitting on a toilet bowl swung open the men's room door and added his kudo to the acclaim. 1961 Wall St. Jrnl. 18 Oct. 12/2 This did not win Mr. Eisenhower many kudos in the press. 1963 Life 19 Apr. 29/2 A kudo to Life for a fine story on baseball's spring training. 1972 Sunday Mirror 17 Sept. 47/1 This below-strength Chelsea side captured the few kudos that were going. 1972 Homes & Gardens Nov. 60 It seems almost a kudos to have a lady pilot. 1972 Bankers' Mag. Winter 23/2 Kudos are expressed to Messrs. Gene Jackson, Joel Anderson, and John Tolford for their aid. Derivatives ˈkudize v. Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1873 M. Collins Squire Silchester I. xix. 234 He kudized Louisa, who blushed when he compared her to Penthesilea. ˈkudos v. to praise, laud, glorify.Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1799 R. Southey Eng. Eclogues in Poet. Wks. (1838) III. 57 Lauded in pious Latin to the skies; Kudos'd egregiously in heathen Greek. Draft additions June 2006 Originally U.S. kudos to ——: praise or credit to —— for an achievement; congratulations to ——. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > [noun] lofeOE heryingc897 lovingeOE hereworda1100 pricec1225 laudc1384 magnifyingc1384 allowancec1390 loange1390 lof-wordc1390 roosec1390 commendation1393 commendinga1400 presa1400 commendmentc1400 praisea1425 roosinga1425 lauding1489 lovage1489 laudationa1500 magnificationa1500 predication1528 extolling1558 advancement1564 celebrating1573 plauda1593 applause1600 extolment1604 panegyric1613 collaudation1623 commendatinga1625 say-well1629 renown1631 euge1658 extollation1661 eulogy1725 acclaim1759 eulogism1761 encomium1785 eulogium1803 commemoration1823 glorification1850 laudification1890 bualadh bos1908 kudos to ——1936 1936 Time 13 July 2/1 All kudos to Eurich and Wilson for the Current Affairs Test in the magazine for June 29. 1939 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 26 108 There has not been a book like this. Kudos to the Royal Nonesuch. 1943 N.Y. Times 20 Aug. 24 (advt.) Kudos to the New York Times. 1968 Hispanic Amer. Hist. Rev. 48 758/2 Kudos to Grosset and Dunlap for bringing out this inexpensive edition with full color plates. 1990 N.Y. Woman Oct. 23/3 Kudos to your wonderful magazine. 1999 S. Rushdie Ground beneath her Feet (2000) xvii. 544 He's a man reborn, okay, bravo, kudos to him, what I'm saying here is he owes me. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1799 |
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