approve

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /əˈpɹuːv/    美 /əˈpɹuːv/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To officially sanction; to ratify; to confirm; to set as satisfactory. transitive
    — Although we may disagree with it, we must nevertheless approve the sentence handed down by the court-martial.
  2. To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit — said especially of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the manor. English,transitive
  3. To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to think well of. transitive
    — We approve the measure of the administration, for it is an excellent decision.
  4. To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show practically. archaic,transitive
    — He had long burned with impatience to approve his valour.
  5. To consider worthy (to); to be pleased (with); to accept. intransitive
    — Her mother never approves of any of her boyfriends. She thinks nobody is good enough for her little girl.
  6. To show to be worthy; to demonstrate the merits of. archaic,transitive,usually
    — The first care and concern must be to approve himself to God.

词形变化

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词汇关系

近义词
agree with approbate approve back support think much of
反义词
contradict disapprove oppose
上位词
admire revere
下位词
cheer eulogise glorify proselytize
衍生词
approbation approvable approvably approval approved school approvee approvement approver disapprove foreapprove I approve this message preapprove reapprove unapprove
相关词
praise

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *per-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *pér
Proto-Indo-European *-o
Proto-Indo-European *pró
Proto-Indo-European *pro-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-der.
Proto-Italic *proβwos
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Proto-Italic *proβwāō
Latin probō
Latin approbōder.
Old French aproverbor.
Middle English aproven
English approve
From Middle English aproven, appreoven, appreven, apreven, borrowed from Old French aprover, approver, approuvir, appreuver (“to approve”), from Latin approbō, from ad + probō (“to esteem as good, approve, prove”). Doublet of approbate. By surface analysis, ad- + prove.
词源 2
From Middle English approuen, approven, from Old French aprouer; a- + a form apparently derived from the pro, prod, in Latin prōsum (“be useful or profitable”). Compare with improve.
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