| 释义 |
ap·pro·ba·tion
\ˌaprəˈbāshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English approbacioun, from Middle French approbation, from Latin approbation-, approbatio, from approbatus (past participle of approbare to approve, prove) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at approve
1. obsolete : proof, attestation, confirmation
2.
a. : act of approving formally or authoritatively : sanction
< without the previous approbation of any public officer — T.B.Macaulay >
specifically : official certification that a person is authorized to perform the functions of an ecclesiastic
b. : an assenting to anything usually with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction : commendation
< one of his early books … received the approbation of scholars — Current Biography >
< deportment that wins approbation — George Meredith >
< the pleasure of social approbation — Bertrand Russell >
3. obsolete : probation, novitiate, trial |