kudos

/ˈkjuːdɒs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkuːdɑːs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkü-ˌdäs ˈkyü-, -ˌdōs/ (ame, mw)

kudos — noun

1. the credit, respect, or admiration someone earns from other people after doing s

1.名詞C1
釋義

the credit, respect, or admiration someone earns from other people after doing something impressive — often used in the fixed phrase 'kudos to (someone) for…' as a way of saying well done.

例句

Kudos to Camila for finishing the marathon despite a sprained ankle.

fixed phrase: kudos to [person] for [achievement]

The young coder earned huge kudos in the tech community for fixing a bug nobody else could find.

collocation: earn / huge + kudos

同義詞
  • praise

    more neutral and everyday; lacks the celebratory ring of 'kudos'

  • recognition

    formal and slightly more institutional — for awards, citations, performance reviews

  • credit

    focuses on being acknowledged as the source of an achievement, not on admiration itself

  • acclaim

    loud public approval, often in arts or sports reporting; stronger than 'kudos'

反義詞
  • criticism

    negative judgement instead of admiration

  • blame

    credit for a bad outcome rather than a good one

文法句型

kudos to + person + for + noun/-ing

earn / win / get kudos

用法筆記

Treated as singular even though it looks plural — say 'kudos is deserved', not 'kudos are deserved'. The form 'a kudo' is widely considered non-standard; avoid it in writing.

常見錯誤

❌Many kudos are going to the team.
✅A lot of kudos is going to the team.
💡kudos is uncountable and singular; do not use 'a kudo' or count it as plural.
❌I want to give a kudos to my coach.
✅I want to give kudos to my coach.
💡no indefinite article; the noun cannot be split into single units.