🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

赞美

Pronunciation / Transliteration: zànměi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Praise/preɪz/
nounverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他的赞美让她感到自信。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The expression of approval or admiration for someone or something.

    "The teacher's praise for her students' hard work motivated them to continue striving for excellence."
As verb
  1. 1

    To express warm approval or admiration of.

    "She praised her colleague for the innovative ideas presented during the meeting."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'praise' originates from the Old French 'preiser', which itself comes from the Latin 'pretium', meaning 'price' or 'value'. Historically, the term evolved to signify the act of expressing approval or admiration, reflecting the value placed on someone's actions or qualities.

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