Commend
[kə'mend] or [kə'mɛnd]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) express approval of.
(verb.) mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship; 'Remember me to your wife'.
(verb.) express a good opinion of.
(verb.) give to in charge; 'I commend my children to you'.
(verb.) present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence; 'His paintings commend him to the artistic world'.
校對:莫蒂默--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or preservation.
(v. t.) To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present as worthy of notice or favorable attention.
(v. t.) To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a person or an act.
(v. t.) To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and good will.
(n.) Commendation; praise.
(n.) Compliments; greetings.
格罗夫斯整理
同義詞及近義詞:
v. a. [1]. Recommend, bespeak regard for.[2]. Commit, intrust, yield.[3]. Praise, extol, applaud, laud, eulogize, cry up, speak well of, say a good word for, sing or sound the praises of.
黛尔編輯
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Praise, laud, extol, approve, recommend, encourage, applaud, eulogize
ANT:Blame, censure, disapprove, discourage, denounce, condemn, discommend
整理:瓦莱丽
解釋/意思:
v.t. to give into the charge of: to recommend as worthy: to praise: to adorn set off.—n. (Shak.) praise.—adj. Commend′able worthy of being commended or praised.—n. Commend′ableness.—adv. Commend′ably.—ns. Commend′am a manner of holding an ecclesiastical benefice till a proper pastor was provided for it—it was provisionally commended to the care of a clerk and was said to be held in commendam; Commendā′tion the act of commending: praise: declaration of esteem: esp. the act of commending the dying or dead to the favour and mercy of God; Com′mendātor one who holds a benefice in commendam.—adj. Commend′atory commending: containing praise or commendation: presenting to favourable notice or reception.—Commend me to remember me kindly to: give me by preference.
奥尔多手打
例句/造句/用法:
- Commend me to Fennimore Cooper to find beauty in the Indians, and to Grimes to find it in the Arabs. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- He sat his basket down by the row, and, looking up, said, Into thy hands I commend my spirit! 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- But I commend the idea to your mind. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Thus--thus as I am, and not otherwise, said Ivanhoe; it is the judgment of God--to his keeping I commend myself. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- At the same time, Stanley Hopkins's methods do not commend themselves to me. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Commend me to the nurseryman and the poulterer. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- He did not commend; at some passages he scowled and stamped. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- I was very much pleased with what I collected to have been your behaviour on the occasion; it shewed a discretion highly to be commended. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- It is upon this principle that the treaty of commerce between England and Portugal, concluded in 1703 by Mr Methuen, has been so much commended. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- He embraced her, solemnly commended her to Heaven, and humbly thanked Heaven for having bestowed her on him. 查理斯·狄更斯. 雙城記.
- William was kindly commended and his promotion hoped for. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- Veneering and other elders of tribes commended this way out of it. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- The Major's musical taste has been before alluded to, and his performances on the flute commended. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- At dinner he commended the wine, quite excellent wine. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- Harriette likes white waistcoats--Harriette commends silk stockings, &c. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- Letters have been issued by the government commending the party to courtesies abroad. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
校對:莫蒂默