admiration

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/    美 /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A positive emotion combining wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful; a feeling of respect for another's skills or attributes, as one might look on a hero or role model. countable,uncountable
    — admiration of a war hero
  2. Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject). countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Lear. Your name, fair gentlewoman? Goneril. This admiration, sir, is much o’ th’ savour Of other your new pranks.
  3. Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise. countable,obsolete,uncountable
    — Now, good Lafeu, Bring in the admiration; that we with thee May spend our wonder too, or take off thine By wondering how thou took’st it.

词形变化

admirations plural

词汇关系

衍生词
admirational mark of admiration mutual admiration society note of admiration self-admiration

词源

From Middle English admiracion, borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad- (“to, towards”) + mīrō (“to look at”) + -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate.
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