admiring
/ədˈmaɪərɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ədˈmaɪərɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · /əd-ˈmī-riŋ/ (ame, mw)
admiring — 形容詞
- admiringpositive
- more admiringcomparative
- most admiringsuperlative
1. Feeling or showing that you have a high opinion of someone or something because
讚賞的；欽佩的
表達欣賞或敬仰的態度
Feeling or showing that you have a high opinion of someone or something because of their good qualities, skills, or achievements.
Grandma gave Hana an admiring smile when she finished her piano piece.
Hana 彈完鋼琴曲目時，奶奶對她投以讚賞的微笑。
admiring + noun (smile) — attributive use
Theo let out an admiring whistle when he saw Wei's new electric bicycle.
Theo 看到 Wei 的新電動腳踏車時，發出讚賞的口哨聲。
Ananya's speech about climate change received admiring nods from the audience.
Ananya 關於氣候變遷的演講獲得聽眾讚許的點頭。
The art teacher spoke in an admiring tone about Zola's landscape paintings.
美術老師用讚賞的語氣談論 Zola 的風景畫作。
Diego was admiring of the way his grandfather could fix any broken machine.
Diego 很欽佩祖父什麼壞掉的機器都能修好。
- approving
focuses on agreement or consent rather than personal wonder or respect
- appreciative
emphasises gratitude and enjoyment; slightly less intense than admiring
- complimentary
specifically involves expressing praise directly, often in words
- critical
focuses on finding faults instead of appreciating qualities
- disapproving
suggests a negative judgment or lack of agreement
文法句型
admiring + noun
be admiring of + noun/gerund clause
用法筆記
Most common in attributive position before a noun (an admiring glance, admiring fans), but also occurs predicatively in the pattern 'be admiring of something/somebody', especially in more formal contexts.