praise: [13] Despite a certain similarity in form and meaning, praise has no connection with pray. It comes ultimately from Latin pretium ‘price’, which has also given English precious, price, prize, etc. From it was derived the late Latin verb pretiāre ‘value highly, praise’, which English acquired via Old French preisier. => precious, price, prize
praise (v.)
c. 1300, "to laud, commend, flatter," from Old French preisier, variant of prisier "to praise, value," from Late Latin preciare, earlier pretiare (see price (n.)). Replaced Old English lof, hret.
Specifically with God as an object from late 14c. Related: Praised; praising. Now a verb in most Germanic languages (German preis, Danish pris, etc.), but only in English is it differentiated in form from cognate price.
praise (n.)
early 14c., not common until 16c., from praise (v.).
雙語例句
1. The team also won praise for sportsmanship and fair play.
該隊還因其良好的體育精神及公平競爭精神而受到了表揚。
來自柯林斯例句
2. It is difficult to praise this immaculately researched work too highly.
這項研究工作毫無瑕疵，怎樣稱贊都不過分。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Prince Sadruddin lavished praise on Britain's contributions to world diplomacy.
薩德魯丁王子大力贊揚英國對世界外交作出的貢獻。
來自柯林斯例句
4. They have been listening to people's gripes, moans and praise.
他們一直在傾聽人們的牢騷、抱怨和表揚。
來自柯林斯例句
5. American reviewers are lavish in their praise of this book.