释义 |
aˈppreciatively, adv. [f. prec. + -ly2.] In an appreciative manner: with estimation of comparative value; discriminatingly; with sympathetic recognition of excellence.
1656Hobbes Liberty, etc. (1841) 315 Yet appreciatively in the estimation of judgment, he accounts the offence of God a greater evil than any temporal loss. 1656Jeanes Mixt. Schol. Div. 13 Appretiatively, preferring him, and his will, before all other things. 1879T. H. S. Escott Eng. I. 166 Slowly, lovingly, and appreciatively acquired, not purchased ready-made. |