单词 | appreciation |
释义 | appreciationn.ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [noun] > so as to fix value taxationc1325 estimation1382 appraising1430 valuing1434 stentc1460 appreciationc1475 prizement1481 sessinga1500 value1523 valuation1529 esteemc1547 estimate1565 appraisement1583 apprizement1605 pricea1616 appraisal1698 apprizing1754 evaluation1755 c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 52 To tak or ȝef temporal þing for goostly þing..is symonye. Weþer it be ȝeuen for þe sacrament, weþer for þe office. After þis word for notiþ or takiþ appreciacoun. 1681 J. Dalrymple Inst. Law Scotl. ii. xxiv. 37 Appryzing is an Appretiation and Judicial Vendition of the thing appryzed, from the Debitor to the Creditor. 1758 Ld. Kames Hist. Law-tracts II. x. 57 What can be expected but an unfair appretiation, always below the value of the goods poinded? 1799 J. Robertson Gen. View Agric. Perth 83 To take the sheep-stock off the outgoing tenant's hands by appreciation of arbiters. 1845 New Statist. Acct. Scotl. XIV. 397 The farm is valued by a competent judge..and is let..in some instances, even at less than the tenant has actually offered, and under the valuator's appreciation. 2. a. The action or an act of assessing the nature or quality of something or someone; judgement, estimation. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > [noun] weenc888 rightnessOE steemc1330 sight1362 witc1374 emprisea1393 reputation?c1400 apprizingc1449 nick?a1450 vail1471 countc1475 opinionc1480 estimationc1522 meting1548 reckoning1548 valuation1548 computation1558 account1583 cess1588 esteem1598 appreciation1605 resentiment1606 repute1610 ratea1616 assessmenta1626 estimate1637 vote1639 supputation1643 compute1646 value1651 resentment1655 contemplation1673 critique1798 appraisement1808 appraisal1817 viewa1854 sizing up1967 chit1989 1605 T. Playfere Sick-mans Couch 35 According to a mans appretiation, and according to his intension. a1677 T. Manton 190 Serm. on 119th Psalm (1681) xv. 85 The case is not to be decided by the intensiveness of the sensitive expression, so much as by the appretiation of the soul. 1769 London Mag. Nov. 553/2 Make the most liberal, and at the same time the most considerate appreciation of the wrongs those laws have sustained. 1780 H. Blair Serm. II. i. 10 The bulk of men are in nothing more capricious and inconsistent than in their appretiation of time. 1828 J. Conder Mod. Traveller: India II. 166 Lord Cornwallis, with a more just appreciation of the true character of the enemy, warmly resented the hesitation expressed to act upon his orders. 1864 G. Masson in Notes & Queries 411 He is..very severe in his appreciation of Buchanan. 1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. lxvi. 500 Entirely mistaken in his appreciation of the condition of things. 1937 Life 26 July 11/3 (advt.) They study designing and clothes appreciation. 1968 B. England Figures in Landscape 153 MacConnachie settled back and tried to make a proper military appreciation of their situation. 1995 Minnesota Monthly Feb. 150/2 (advt.) Mr. Wesson, a master of teaching the finer points of food and wine appreciation. b. A written or spoken assessment or review of a person, esp. a writer, or his or her work or achievements; esp. a favourable or positive one (cf. sense 3a). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > criticism > [noun] > often favourable appreciation1856 society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary and textual criticism > literary criticism > review or critique > [noun] criticism1608 hypercritic1619 critique1647 review1649 review article1807 notice1835 appreciation1856 crit1908 1856 M. Pattison in Q. Rev. 99 411 In the last page he has written, in his small and fine hand, a short appreciation of the book and its author. 1889 W. Pater (title) Appreciations, with an essay on style. 1907 J. A. Hammerton (title) Stevensoniana: an anecdotal life and appreciation of R. L. Stevenson. 1939 A. Powell What's become of Waring? iii. 67 There had been a number of appreciations of his work in the literary papers. 1960 E. W. Hankamer & W. M. Newell tr. H. Barth Idea of Order 203 Among the older works, Ernest Kenan's brilliantly written appreciation of his Breton compatriot deserves mention. 2008 Daily Variety (Nexis) 29 Jan. 4 Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash delivering an appreciation of Jimi Hendrix. 3. a. Approval, positive estimation; favourable recognition (of worth or excellence). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > [noun] talec1175 daintya1250 price?a1300 accounta1393 recommendation1433 conceita1438 opiniona1450 tendershipc1460 regard?1533 sense1565 mense1567 sake1590 eye1597 consideration1598 esteem1611 choicea1616 recommends1623 value1637 appreciation1650 mass1942 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine ii. xii. 259 Not the intrinsecall worth of their tears, but Gods gracious appretiation of the sincerity thereof. 1672 T. Watson Plea for Godly 86 If God puts such a value and appretiation upon the righteous, they are highest in his esteem, let him be highest in theirs. 1779 Lady's Mag. May 227/2 If modesty, if delicacy, if cultivated mental parts have any appreciation, she must make any husband happy. 1838 Brit. Critic Oct. 301 So much of kind feeling towards his friends, so much appreciation and admiration of what is good and noble. 1893 G. B. Shaw in World 11 Oct. 24/2 I enjoyed it [sc. Utopia Limited] and..the majority of Savoyards will share my appreciation of it. 1938 C. Connolly Enemies of Promise xvi. 180 All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others. 1975 B. Freeman Shantymen of Cache Lake v. 56 The men were on their feet shouting and clapping their appreciation. 2012 Guardian 9 June 30/4 The rediscovery and renewed appreciation for these Arabic perfume materials by western consumers. b. Grateful recognition of kindness, a favour, etc.; gratitude. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > gratitude > [noun] thankc888 thankfulness1552 gratitude1565 gratefulnessa1586 gratuity1614 resent1664 sensibilities1753 appreciation1824 1824 H. M. Jones Forged Note xxvii. 459 You will not, I hope, accuse me of ingratitude or a [lack of] proper appreciation of your kindness, when I say that I can never accept of any other favors than those you have already bestowed upon me. 1841 C. M. Sawyer Merchant's Widow 86 She was just about to express her grateful appreciation of his kindness. 1889 ‘M. Twain’ Connecticut Yankee xiv. 165 It was a grateful pleasure to emphasize my appreciation and sincere thankfulness with a good big financial lift. 1909 Daily Chron. 17 Mar. 9/3 We prefer gush, even though we know it to be insincere, to the curt thanks that are merely ‘manners’, not appreciation. 1945 E. Waugh Brideshead Revisited ii. i. 210 In token of her appreciation the chief purser had been asked to our party. 1978 C. Trillin Alice, let's Eat 93 When we're dressing to go to someone's house for dinner, Alice tries to persuade me that there are ways of showing appreciation to the hostess other than having thirds. 2006 Jrnl. Aesthetics & Art Crit. 64 450/2 A very warm word of appreciation is owed to some of my colleagues at Temple for offering a patient audience for the ideas developed here. 4. Originally U.S. An increase in value; (also) the fact or process of increasing in value. Frequently opposed to depreciation. Cf. appreciate v. 4a. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > value of money > [noun] > rise or increase in value appreciation1777 capital appreciation1888 deflation1920 disinflation1947 upvaluation1953 1777 J. Adams Let. 6 Dec. in Wks. (1854) IX. 470 An act is necessary for allowing a depreciation or an appreciation, as the case may be, upon specialities. 1789 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 120 Considered rather as an appreciation of Gold and Silver, than a depreciation of paper. 1829 Niles' Weekly Reg. 19 Dec. 267/2 Provisions, and especially flour, are often subject to sudden and considerable appreciation, thereby inducing pecuniary losses. 1883 G. J. Goschen in Times 20 Feb. 7 A considerable appreciation in the value of gold. 1920 I. Fisher Stabilizing Dollar 153 (note) The first figures available..show a marked appreciation of the rupee. 1974 M. J. Fry Afghan Econ. iii. 55 Even allowing for capital appreciation expected returns are far below the market interest rate. 2008 Guardian 11 Nov. 30/3 Asian governments intervened massively to buy dollars and resist market pressure for currency appreciation. 5. Clear or correct understanding; perception, recognition, esp. of subtleties or complexities. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > discernment, discrimination > [noun] shedc950 skilla1200 skillwisenessa1200 doomc1374 subtilitya1398 subtiltyc1405 subtletya1425 dijudication1549 choice1583 decernment1586 quiddity1602 discerning1608 discernance1612 sensea1616 sense of things1648 tact1797 appreciation1810 kokum1848 1810 Encycl. Londinensis IV. 169/2 The acquisition of this knowledge, leads to an appreciation of the changes wrought in vegetable matter by different chemical agents. 1830 J. Conolly Inq. conc. Indications Insanity iv. 66 The practised musician has an appreciation of delicate sounds very different from that which is made by common ears. 1859 J. S. Mill On Liberty iii. 102 The appreciation of means towards an acknowledged end. 1879 C. King in Cassell's Techn. Educator IV. 113/1 A much better appreciation of the intricacies of the country. 1918 B. Tarkington Magnificent Ambersons i. 8 During the 'seventies there developed an appreciation of the necessity for a bathroom. 1937 J. H. Jeans Sci. & Music i. 5 Our appreciation of sound then becomes far keener and more critical. 1975 Verbatim Dec. 6/2 It's only a pity that the author's analytical perception of what is reprehensible in the language of others fails to extend to an appreciation of his own. 2011 Sunday Star-Times (Auckland, N.Z.) (Nexis) 17 July 4 These courses..give you a growing appreciation for subtlety, but they don't really teach you how to write. Compounds appreciation dinner n. U.S. a dinner given for a person in recognition of past services. ΚΠ 1905 Philadelphia Inquirer 2 June 14/8 The Bell Telephone Company gave an 'appreciation dinner' to their advertising solicitors last evening at the Hotel Flanders. 1964 Mrs. L. B. Johnson White House Diary 30 Jan. (1970) 64 She told us about attending a Republican dinner for President Eisenhower—one of the appreciation dinners. 2007 J. D. Kahlo My Path through Life xxi. 154 The event was an appreciation dinner for committee members, who did so much. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1475 |
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