commendatory
commendatory — 形容詞
- commendatorypositive
- more commendatorycomparative
- most commendatorysuperlative
1. describing a comment, piece of writing, or action that shows strong approval — e
讚揚的
表達讚美或認可的
describing a comment, piece of writing, or action that shows strong approval — especially in an official or public setting such as a job reference, a ceremony, or a published review
The dean wrote a commendatory letter about Ari's research to the journal editors.
院長寫了一封讚揚 Ari 研究的推薦信給期刊編輯。
commendatory letter — attributive with formal correspondence
Principal Imani's commendatory speech at the retirement dinner moved many staff members to tears.
校長 Imani 在歡送退休餐會上發表的讚揚演說，讓許多教職員感動落淚。
commendatory speech — attributive before event noun
The reviewer's comments about the book were entirely commendatory and helped boost sales.
書評人對這本書的評論充滿讚揚，也帶動了銷量。
Camille saved the commendatory email from her manager as a reminder of the team's success.
Camille 把主管傳來的讚揚電子郵件保留下來，當作團隊成功的紀念。
A short commendatory note from the department head was in the annual report.
年度報告中附上了一則部門主管簡短的讚揚備註。
- complimentary
The most common everyday word; can describe anything from a brief remark to a formal review
- laudatory
More literary and intense, usually for written tributes or official citations
- approving
Widely used in both speech and writing; can describe gestures, looks, or words
- critical
The opposite of expressing praise; points out faults
- disapproving
Shows a negative judgment rather than approval
文法句型
commendatory + noun
verb + commendatory / be + commendatory
用法筆記
Frequently used attributively before nouns like 'letter', 'remarks', 'speech', and 'review'. The predicative form ('His comments were commendatory') is less common and sounds very formal.