appreciate

英[?'pri???e?t;-s?-] 美[?'pri??et]

第三人稱單數:?appreciates;過去式:?appreciated;過去分詞:?appreciated;現在分詞:?appreciating;

1. precious <===> appreciate.
2. price => precious, appreciate.

appreciate 升值，感激

前綴ap-同ad-. 詞根prec, 價格，見price. 指給出一個合理的價格，給出一個好價格。

appreciate: appreciate: [17] Like appraise, appreciate originally comes from the notion of setting a price on something. It comes from late Latin appretiāre, a compound verb formed from ad- ‘to’ and pretium ‘price’. The neutral sense of ‘estimating worth’ was already accompanied by the more positive ‘esteem highly’ when the word began to be used in English, and by the late 18th century the meaning ‘rise in value’ (apparently an American development) was well in place.
=> appraise, price
appreciate (v.): 1650s, "to esteem or value highly," from Late Latin appretiatus, past participle of appretiare "to set a price to" (see appraise). Meaning "to rise in value" (intransitive) first recorded 1789. Related: Appreciated; appreciating.

1. The happiest are not those who own all the best things, but those who can appreciate the beauty of life.: 最幸福的人們并不一定什么都是最好，只是他們懂得欣賞生活的美好。

2. It is easy to appreciate the craftsmanship of Armani.: 阿瑪尼的精致工藝很容易博得人們的贊譽。

3. I do very much appreciate the quietness and privacy here.: 我的確非常喜歡這里寧靜幽雅、不受打擾的氛圍。

4. In time you'll appreciate the beauty and subtlety of this language.: 總有一天你會體會到這門語言的優美和微妙之處。

5. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your thoughtfulness.: 非常感謝您的體貼入微，我真的無以言表。