admire

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ədˈmaɪə/    美 /ədˈmaɪɹ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at. obsolete,transitive
    — The poor fellow, admiring how he came there, was served in state all day long […].
  2. To regard with wonder and delight. transitive
    — kings ſhall crouch vnto our conquering ſwords, And hoſtes of Souldiers ſtand amazd at vs, When with their fearfull tongues they ſhall confeſſe Theſe are the men that al the world admires,
  3. To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence. transitive
  4. To estimate or value highly; to hold in high esteem. transitive
    — to admire a person of high moral worth
  5. To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something). (Sometimes followed by to.) US,dialectal,rare
    — I'm not sayin' she's touched the Devil, now, but I'd admire to know what books she reads and why she hides them — she'll not answer me, y' see.

词形变化

admires present,singular,third-person admiring participle,present admired participle,past admired past

词汇关系

衍生词
admirable admirate admiration admirative admiredly admiree admirer readmire unadmired
相关词
admirably admiratively mirate miration mirative mirativity

词源

From Middle English admyren, borrowed from Middle French admirer, from Latin admīror, from ad + mīror (“wonder at”).
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