1、意思上的区别

①、prestige

n.声誉;威信，威望，声望;（财势的）显赫;信望

②、fame

n.名声;名望;传闻;传说

vt.使闻名;使出名;使有名望;<古>盛传

③、reputation

n.名气，名声;好名声;信誉，声望;荣誉，名望

④、distinction

n.区别;荣誉;特质;卓越

2、用法上的区别

①、prestige：“声望”、“威望”， 指在社会上很高的声望，语气比 reputation强。

②、fame：声誉,名声，名誉。着重指好的名声

③、reputation：“名声”、“ 声望”，普通用词，可用于人，也可用于物。可指好的名声，也可指的坏名声。

④、distinction：指的是荣誉勋章。

3、例句

①、prestige

It was his responsibility for foreign affairs that gained him international prestige.

他在负责处理外交事务的过程中赢得了国际声望。

He has high prestige among the masses.

他在群众中威信很高。

②、fame

At the height of his fame, his every word was valued

在他声名鼎盛之时，他的每句话都受到重视。

The film earned him international fame.

这部电影为他赢得了国际声望。

③、reputation

This college has a good academic reputation

这所大学有良好的学术声誉。

The stories ruined his reputation.

这些传闻把他的名誉全毁了。

④、distinction

She had the distinction of being the first woman to fly the Atlantic.

她不同凡响，是靠前个飞越大西洋的女子。

The order was created in 1902 as a special distinction for eminent men and women.

该勋位设立于1902年，作为一项殊荣授予杰出的男性和女性。

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同义词辨析：

①、repute

n.名誉;名气;声望;美名

vt.把…称为，认为

例句：

He was a writer of repute

他曾经是一位颇有名望的作者。

I only knew him by repute.

我只是听说过他。

②、renown

n.名望，声誉;威名;声威

例句：

She used to be a singer of some renown

她曾是位小有名气的歌手。

Mailly's work achieved little renown.

梅利的工作没有获得什么声誉。