| 单词 | admiration |
| 释义 | admiration (once / 159 pages) n Admiration is the feeling of liking and appreciating, like your admiration of your older sister. You ask her for advice and hope to be just like her when you are older. The root of the word admiration is admire, which means "to regard with wonder or approval." People can receive admiration for many reasons, including their beauty, hard work, or intelligence. Often, there is a sense of gratitude or thanks when someone feels admiration. For example, your admiration for a favorite teacher includes an awareness of how much he or she helped you. WORD FAMILYadmiration: admirations+/admirable: admirability, admirableness, admirablest, admirably/admire: admirable, admiration, admired, admirer, admires, admiring/admirer: admirers/admiring: admiringly USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Berger’s methods, influenced by the ideas of Walter Benjamin, tended to attract either ardent admiration or seething criticism, with little in between. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Some say it is his lack of experience in foreign policy, or an oft-stated admiration for strongmen, or naivete about Russian intentions. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Trump wrote in a tweet Friday afternoon, his latest public expression of admiration for the Russian leader. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) 1n a feeling of delighted approval and liking Syn|Hypo|Hyper esteem Anglophilia admiration for Britain and British customs hero worshipadmiration for great men (or their memory) philhellenismadmiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs philogynyadmiration for women liking a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment 2n a favorable judgment a small token in admiration of your works Syn|Hypo|Hyper appreciation adoration, idolisation, idolization the act of admiring strongly glorification, idealisation, idealizationa portrayal of something as ideal glorificationthe act of glorifying (as in worship) romanticisation, romanticization, sentimentalisation, sentimentalizationthe act of indulging in sentiment approval, approving, blessing the formal act of approving 3n the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising Syn|Hypo|Hyper wonder, wonderment awe an overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration amazement, astonishment the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising |
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