commend
/kəˈmend/verb
with obj.
1
- （常作be commended）praise formally or officially（正式）表扬, 称赞：
he was commended by the judge for his courageous actions.
法官赞扬了他的英勇行为。
1.1
- present as suitable for approval or acceptance; recommend推荐：
I commend her to you without reservation.
我竭诚向你推荐她。
1.2
- cause to be acceptable or pleasing使被接受; 使合意; 使受喜爱：
the emphasis on peace will commend itself to all
对和平的重视会受到所有人的欢迎
most one-roomed flats have little to commend them.
多数只有一个房间的公寓不合他们的心意。
2
commend someone/thing to
archaic or formal entrust someone or something to〈古或正式〉把（某人, 某事）托付给; 委托; 信托：as they set out on their journey I commend them to your care.
他们出发旅行, 我就把他们托付给你照顾了。
短语
commend me to
- archaic remember me kindly to (someone)〈古〉代我向（某人）问候。
highly commended
- Brit. failing to win a prize but nevertheless considered meritorious〈英〉没有得奖但值得称赞的。
词源
Middle English: from Latin commendare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare 'commit, entrust'. Compare with COMMAND.