pride of place

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

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不可算名詞

The highest-ranking or first position; place of honor. / Honor; esteem. / Pride concerning a place, as one's home town or residence.

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In our gallery, the new painting was given pride of place above the mantelpiece.

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意味（1）

The highest-ranking or first position; place of honor.

On Tuesday last / A falcon towering in her pride of place / Was by a mousing owl hawk'd at and kill'd.

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意味（2）

Honor; esteem.

Europe at the start of the 1990s was abuzz with organizational concepts and visions, and among these none had as much pride of place as the notion of confederation.

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意味（3）

Pride concerning a place, as one's home town or residence.

The Yankee has much pride of place, believing himself the citizen of no mean city. In the heart of the Commonwealth this pride is conspicuous, and Mr. Hoar was proud of the city and county of Worcester.

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