Praise
[preɪz] or [prez]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) an expression of approval and commendation; 'he always appreciated praise for his work'.
(noun.) offering words of homage as an act of worship; 'they sang a hymn of praise to God'.
(verb.) express approval of; 'The parents praised their children for their academic performance'.
編輯:桑德拉--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v.) To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.
(v.) To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on account of perfections or excellent works; to do honor to; to display the excellence of; -- applied especially to the Divine Being.
(v.) To value; to appraise.
(v.) Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation.
(v.) Especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or extolling the Creator; worship, particularly worship by song, distinction from prayer and other acts of worship; as, a service of praise.
(v.) The object, ground, or reason of praise.
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同義詞及近義詞：
n. [1]. Commendation, approval, laudation, laud, encomium, approbation, APPLAUSE.[2]. Eulogy, eulogium, panegyric, tribute of praise.[3]. Glorification, homage, worship, tribute of gratitude.
v. a. [1]. Commend, approve, applaud.[2]. Extol, eulogize, panegyrize.[3]. Magnify, glorify, exalt, worship, bless, do homage to, do honor to.
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同義詞及反義詞：
[See APPROBATION]
SYN:Eulogize, laud, commend, honor, glorify, compliment, celebrate, puff, extol,applaud, panegyrize
ANT:Blame, censure, discommend, reprove
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解釋/意思:
n. the expression of the honour or value in which any person or thing is held: commendation on account of excellence or beauty: tribute of gratitude: a glorifying as of God in worship: reason or ground of praise.—v.t. to express estimation of: to commend: to honour: to glorify as in worship.—n. Prais′er one who praises.—adv. Praise′worthily.—n. Praise′worthiness.—adj. Praise′worthy worthy of praise: commendable.
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例句/造句/用法:
- She thought the praise not warm enough, and proceeded to direct attention to the various decorative points of her attire. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Cato and Varro, Virgil and Columella, Pliny and Palladius delighted to instruct the farmer and praise his occupation. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世紀發明.
- Take all the praise, take all the blame; take all the success, take all the failure; in short, take me. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- It is therefore from the influence of characters and qualities, upon those who have an intercourse with any person, that we blame or praise him. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- I deserve neither such praise nor such censure, cried Elizabeth; I am _not_ a great reader, and I have pleasure in many things. 簡·奧斯丁. 傲慢與偏見.
- I saw Steerforth soothe and please you by his praise of her! 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- The decorum or indecorum of a quality, with regard to the age, or character, or station, contributes also to its praise or blame. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- The truth is, Harriet, that my playing is just good enough to be praised, but Jane Fairfax's is much beyond it. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- I praised the fair lady too, and altogether sent him away very happy. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- Assuredly, brother, said Isaac, and Heaven be praised that raised me up a comforter in my misery. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- She wished Beth could hear him, but she did not say so, only praised him till he was quite abashed, and his grandfather came to his rescue. 路易莎·梅·奧爾科特. 小婦人.
- Waldman inflicted torture when he praised, with kindness and warmth, the astonishing progress I had made in the sciences. 瑪麗·雪萊. 弗蘭肯斯坦.
- I praised the very unaffected character of Lord Robert Manners to Nugent, who sat next to me. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Mr. Crawford's steadiness was honoured, and Fanny was praised, and the connexion was still the most desirable in the world. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Such is their manner of praising the one and censuring the other. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- She makes animals and birds in wood and in clay, that the people in London write about in the papers, praising them to the skies. 大衛·赫伯特·勞倫斯. 戀愛中的女人.
- We shew Fanny what a good girl we think her by praising her to her face, she is now a very valuable companion. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Better pass half an hour in remonstrating with her than a day in admiring or praising any other woman alive. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I am not praising her conduct or setting her up as a model for Miss Bullock to imitate. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Yes, he said; the States are as bad as the men; and I am very far from praising them. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- It was a pity he had not had Mrs. Ladislaw, whom he was always praising and placing above her. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- That evening, in the housekeeper's room, Rosa can do nothing but murmur Lady Dedlock's praises. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He praises your hard spirit, your determined cast of mind, your scorn of low enemies, your resolution not 'to truckle to the mob,' as he says. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- If she tires me, sometimes, by her praises of her son, it is only natural in a mother. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- It was one of her better days, and she was full of praises of the water-bed. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- But we shall continue to prohibit all poetry which goes beyond hymns to the Gods and praises of famous men. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- Men of cool reflection are not so sanguine in their praises of it. 大衛·休謨. 人性論.
- In the writings of every century for more than four thousand years, its name has been mentioned and its praises sung. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
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