| 单词 | laud |
| 释义 | laud (once / 881 pages) v To laud someone doesn't mean to give them knighthood, but to praise them extravagantly — usually in a very public manner. Being lauded, of course, can have the same tonic effect as having been made a lord. Fun fact: the word laud is related to the drug laudanum, a potent combo of alcohol and opium first invented in the sixteenth century. Its creator, the alchemist Parcelsus, clearly knowing the effect it had on people, took its name from the Latin word laudere, meaning "to praise." Not surprisingly, it remained one of the world's most lauded drugs until its use became strictly controlled in the early twentieth century. WORD FAMILYlaud: laudable, laudatory, lauded, lauder, lauding, lauds+/laudable: laudability, laudableness, laudably/laudatory: laudatorily/lauder: lauders USAGE EXAMPLESIn the 1980s, I applied to one of the most lauded universities in America. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) They’re lauded for simple achievements — like clinching a winning record in their 15th game — that would constitute disappointments in places like Boston and Pittsburgh. Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) As a solo artist, he developed into a more serious singer and songwriter, lauded by critics for his tremendous vocal range. Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016) v praise, glorify, or honor Syn|Hypo|Hyper exalt, extol, glorify, proclaim canonise, canonize treat as a sacred person enskyexalt to the skies; lift to the skies or to heaven with praise crack uprhapsodize about hymnpraise by singing a hymn praise express approval of |
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