applaud

英 [ə'plɔːd] 美 [ə'plɔd]

解释

※ 提供单词"applaud"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

applaud 鼓掌

前缀ap-同ad-. 词根 plaud, 鼓掌，拟声词，见explode，爆炸。

applaud: applaud: [15] English probably acquired this word directly from Latin applaudere, which meant literally ‘clap at’. It was a compound formed from the prefix ad- ‘to’ and the verb plaudere ‘clap’, source also of plaudit [17] and of explode, whose original sense seems to have been ‘drive from the stage by clapping’ (or, presumably, by any other signals of disapproval favoured by Roman audiences).
=> explode, plaudit
applaud (v.): late 15c. (implied in applauding), "to express agreement or approval; to praise," from Latin applaudere "to clap the hands in approbation, to approve by clapping hands; to strike upon, beat," from ad "to" (see ad-) + plaudere "to clap" (see plaudit). Sense of "express approval of" is from 1590s; that of "to clap the hands" is from 1590s. Figurative sense arrived in English before literal. Related: Applauded; applauding.

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1. Every person stood to applaud his unforgettable act of courage.: 所有人起立为他不可磨灭的英勇之举鼓掌。

4. The analysts applaud the cuts in marginal businesses, but insist the company must make deeper sacrifices.: 分析家们赞同削减边缘业务，但坚持认为公司必须作出更大牺牲。

5. By the Lord, he could not even applaud feelingly as he would.: 天哪, 他甚至连尽情地喝声采也不行.