adulation
/ˌædjuˈleɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌædʒəlˈeʃən] /ˌædʒəˈleɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌædʒəlˈeʃən] /ˌa-jə-ˈlā-shən -dyə, -də-/ (ame, mw)
adulation — 名詞
1. extreme praise or admiration shown to someone in a way that feels excessive or u
吹捧
過分稱讚或近乎崇拜
extreme praise or admiration shown to someone in a way that feels excessive or uncritical.
After the speech, the crowd's adulation made Shirin visibly uneasy.
演說後，群眾的吹捧讓 Shirin 明顯感到不自在。
public adulation from a crowd
Renata brushed aside the online adulation and returned to rehearsal.
Renata 沒把網路上的吹捧放在心上，轉身就回去排練。
online adulation after success
Years of adulation around the prince left his advisers afraid to disagree.
多年來圍繞王子的吹捧，讓他的顧問們不敢提出不同意見。
Eli wanted respect for his work, not the adulation of strangers.
Eli 想要的是別人尊重他的作品，不是陌生人的吹捧。
The young striker struggled when sudden adulation followed her first televised goal.
第一次在電視轉播中進球後，突如其來的吹捧讓那名前鋒很不適應。
- praise
broader and more neutral; adulation sounds stronger and less balanced
- admiration
can be sincere and measured; adulation suggests excess
- flattery
often strategic and insincere; adulation focuses on overwhelming public praise
- worship
stronger and closer to treating someone as above ordinary judgment
- criticism
openly points out faults instead of praising someone too much
- indifference
shows little admiration or emotional response
文法句型
adulation from + group
adulation for + person
win adulation for + achievement
public adulation
用法筆記
Usually uncountable and often used for praise directed at famous, powerful, or highly admired people. It suggests attention so intense that ordinary criticism becomes hard to voice.