approve
/əˈpruːv/verb
with obj.
1
- officially agree to or accept as satisfactory批准, 同意, 认可：
the budget was approved by parliament
预算被议会批准了
as adj. approved places on approved courses.已经批准的线路上的一些地方
1.1
- no obj. believe that someone or something is good or acceptable称许, 同意, 认可：
I don't approve of romance.
我不认可传奇文学。
2
- archaic prove; show〈古〉证明; 显示：
he approved himself ripe for military command.
他证明自己已成熟, 足以胜任军事指挥的工作。
派生词
approvingly
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare （see APPROBATE）. The original sense was 'prove， demonstrate'， later 'corroborate， confirm'， hence 'pronounce to be satisfactory' (late Middle English).