commendation

noun

/ˌkɒmenˈdeɪʃn/

/ˌkɑːmenˈdeɪʃn/

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[uncountable] (formal) praise; approval
- The film deserves the highest commendation.
[countable] commendation (for something) an award or official statement giving public praise for somebody/something
- a commendation for bravery
- There were 16 prize winners and 18 commendations.

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin commendatio(n-), from commendare ‘commit to the care of’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, entrust’. Originally (in the plural) the term denoted a form of worship in church ending with a prayer commending the souls of the dead to God.

单词	commendation
释义	commendation noun /ˌkɒmenˈdeɪʃn/ /ˌkɑːmenˈdeɪʃn/ jump to other results [uncountable] (formal) praise; approval The film deserves the highest commendation. [countable] commendation (for something) an award or official statement giving public praise for somebody/something a commendation for bravery There were 16 prize winners and 18 commendations. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin commendatio(n-), from commendare ‘commit to the care of’, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare ‘commit, entrust’. Originally (in the plural) the term denoted a form of worship in church ending with a prayer commending the souls of the dead to God.
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