appreciation
/əˌpriːʃɪˈeɪʃən/noun
1
- mass noun recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something赏识, 重视; 欣赏; 鉴赏:
I smiled in appreciation
我欣赏地笑了
count noun he had a fine appreciation of drawing.他很会鉴赏绘画。
1.1
- gratitude for something感谢, 感激:
they would be the first to show their appreciation.
他们会最先表示感谢的。
1.2
- count noun a piece of writing in which the qualities of a person or their work are discussed and assessed对(人, 作品)的评论性文字。
2
- a full understanding of a situation对情况的充分了解:
they have an appreciation of the needs of users
他们充分了解用户的需要
mass noun the bank's lack of appreciation of their problems.银行对他们的问题缺乏理解。
3
- mass noun increase in monetary value货币增值:
the appreciation of the franc against the pound.
法郎对英镑的增值。
词源
early 17th cent.: from French appréciation, from late Latin appretiatio(n-), from the verb appretiare 'set at a price, appraise' (see APPRECIATE).