单词 | approve |
释义 | ap·prove (ə-prv) v. ap·proved, ap·prov·ing, ap·proves v.tr. 1. To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction: The Senate approved the treaty. 2. To consider right or good: "He came to ask me ... whether I approved his choice altogether" (Jane Austen). 3. Obsolete To prove or attest. v.intr. To show, feel, or express approval: We didn't approve of the decision. [Middle English appreven, approven, from Old French aprover, from Latin approbāre : ad-, ad- + probāre, to test (from probus, good; see per1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).] ap·prova·ble adj. ap·proving·ly adv. |
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