Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #5612
admiration
钦佩；赞赏
A positive emotion combining wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful; a feeling of respect for another's skills or attributes, as one might look on a hero or role model.
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A positive emotion combining wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful; a feeling of respect for another's skills or attributes, as one might look on a hero or role model.
赞赏；钦佩；引人赞赏的对象
In use
She looked at his painting with great admiration.
His bravery in the face of danger earned everyone's admiration.
I have a deep admiration for her dedication to teaching.
admiration for sb/sth
She has great admiration for her teacher.
她对她的老师怀有极大的钦佩。
in admiration of sb/sth
He stared in admiration of the artwork.
他凝视着艺术品，心中充满钦佩。
with admiration
They spoke with admiration about his courage.
Connections
Collocations
- have admiration for
- 对……表示钦佩
- I have great admiration for her dedication.我非常钦佩她的奉献精神。
- express admiration
- 表达钦佩
- He expressed his admiration for the team's effort.他表达了对团队努力的钦佩。
- deep admiration
- 深深的钦佩
- She spoke with deep admiration of her mentor.她满怀深深的钦佩谈起她的导师。
- mutual admiration
- 相互钦佩
- There is mutual admiration between the two artists.这两位艺术家之间相互钦佩。
- win admiration
- 赢得钦佩
- His bravery won the admiration of everyone.他的勇敢赢得了所有人的钦佩。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将admiration拆解为admire（赞赏）+ation（名词后缀），意为‘赞赏之情’。联想：对某人‘爱慕’（admire），心生‘钦佩’（admiration）。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: [对能力或成就的赞赏, 对品质的钦佩]; note_zh: 通常用于正式或非正式场合，多表示对某人或某事的由衷认可，常见于书面或口头表达，搭配介词 for 或 at。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words have the same stressed vowel /eɪ/ and ending /ʃən/, thus they rhyme with 'admiration'. Words like 'admonition' (/ˌæd.məˈnɪʃ.ən/) look similar but differ in the stressed vowel (/ɪ/ instead of /eɪ/) and do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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