cherished
cherished — 動詞
1. to feel deep love for someone or something and to show that love by treating the
珍愛
深深愛護且珍惜
to feel deep love for someone or something and to show that love by treating them with special care and kindness
Mei-Lin cherished her grandmother's hand-painted teacup and kept it on a shelf away from the kitchen.
Mei-Lin 珍愛祖母手繪的茶杯，把它放在遠離廚房的架子上。
cherish + treasured object
The old photographs were cherished by the entire family, who passed them down through three generations.
這些老照片受到全家人的珍愛，代代相傳了三代人。
passive: be cherished by [someone]
Kwame still cherished the watch his late father had worn every day of his life.
Kwame 仍然珍愛著他已故父親生前每天佩戴的那只手錶。
Sofia's students felt truly cherished because she remembered each of their birthdays and personal stories.
Sofia 的學生感受到她真心的珍愛，因為她記得每個人的生日和他們的故事。
文法句型
cherish + noun phrase (person or thing)
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive form (be cherished) when describing how a person or object is treated by a group. Subject is usually a person, pet, or personal belonging.
常見錯誤
2. to give regular time and attention to a relationship, skill, or quality so that
培育
細心培養使成長
to give regular time and attention to a relationship, skill, or quality so that it grows stronger or develops fully
The choir director cherished each singer's natural talent and helped them improve week by week.
合唱團指揮培育每位歌手的才華，每週幫助他們進步。
cherish + talent / skill
Fatima and Elena cherished their friendship by meeting for tea every Sunday without fail.
Fatima 和 Elena 每週日固定一起喝茶，以此來維繫她們的友誼。
cherish + relationship
Arun cherished his love of reading by setting aside an hour before bed each night.
Arun 每天睡前留出一小時閱讀，以此培養對閱讀的熱愛。
The community garden was cherished by volunteers who watered the plants and pulled weeds every morning.
這座社區菜園受到志工們的細心呵護，他們每天早上澆水除草。
文法句型
cherish + noun phrase (relationship, talent, quality)
用法筆記
The object is usually an intangible thing — a relationship, a skill, a habit, or a quality — rather than a person. Distinguish from sense 1, where the object is a person or treasured belonging.
常見錯誤
3. to keep a pleasant memory, a hope, or a belief alive in your thoughts over time
珍藏
在心中珍惜保存
to keep a pleasant memory, a hope, or a belief alive in your thoughts over time because it gives you comfort, strength, or happiness
Hana still cherished the memory of building sandcastles on the beach with her cousins every summer.
Hana 至今仍珍藏著每年夏天和表姊妹們在海灘上堆沙堡的回憶。
cherish + memory of [event]
The displaced families cherished the hope that one day they would return to their village.
這些流離失所的家庭珍藏著有朝一日能回到家鄉的希望。
cherish + hope that [clause]
Dmitri cherished the belief that hard work and honesty would always be rewarded in the end.
Dmitri 始終珍藏著努力工作和誠實終會得到回報的信念。
Thandi cherished every letter her brother sent from overseas, reading each one several times before putting it away.
Thandi 珍藏著哥哥從海外寄來的每一封信，每封都要讀上好幾遍才收起來。
Even as a busy doctor with little free time, Kenji cherished the dream of opening his own small bakery.
即使身為忙碌的醫生，Kenji 仍珍藏著開一家小麵包店的夢想。
文法句型
cherish + memory / hope / dream / ideal
用法筆記
Object is always an abstract idea — a memory, hope, belief, or dream — never a person or physical object. This sense focuses on keeping something mentally present, not on physical care.