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，是第一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。
扩展资料
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。