praiseworthyadj.

Brit.

/ˈpreɪzˌwəːði/, U.S.

/ˈpreɪzˌwərði/

Forms: see praise n. and worthy adj., n., and adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: praise n., -worthy comb. form.

Etymology: < praise n. + -worthy comb. form.Compare earlier no praise worthy at worthy adj., n., and adv. Phrases and great praise worthy at worthy adj., n., and adv. Phrases, and also the following earlier example of the phrase laud and praise worthy:c1450 tr. G. Boccaccio De Claris Mulieribus (1924) 92 If that men be laude and prayse worthy, When their actys be grete and excellent..How mykell more..Deserven wymen..If they do thyngys, that be in men laudabyll!

Worthy or deserving of praise; laudable; commendable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [adjective]

loflyOE

herewortha1225

praisablec1350

provablea1382

heryful1382

praisefulc1384

commendablec1386

lowablea1400

allowablec1400

meritable?1400

laudablec1420

thankworthy1421

lovablec1422

thankworth?1426

thanklewe1430

recommendable1477

meritoriousa1513

praiseworthya1538

apprisablec1540

plausible1561

praiseworth1591

applausive1605

allaudable1727

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 29 [He is] much more prayse worthy, then he wych for fere & drede kepyth hymselfe in the haven styl.

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. ii. f. 12 Shall wee thynke any thinge praysewoorthy or excellente, whyche wee doe not reknoweledge, to come of God?

1583 R. Robinson tr. Aunc. Order Prince Arthure sig. B1 Praiseworthy Monuments which English Kinges haue made.

1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 489 That right good and praise-worthy man.

1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. 39 Articles (1700) xvii. 167 All Men are so far free as to be praise-worthy or blame-worthy for the Good or Evil that they do.

1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. xlii. 246 Then would he not have contented himself with doing praiseworthy things by fits and starts.

1784 B. Franklin Let. 26 Jan. No mode of honouring those immediate Authors of our Being can be more effectual, than that of doing praiseworthy Actions.

1828 N. Hawthorne Fanshawe vii. 82 He had not the slightest intention (praiseworthy and prudent as it would unquestionably have been) to give up the chance of avenging Ellen's wrongs.

1895 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 June 1399/2 The establishment of shelters for the class of poor wanderers in the metropolis is in itself praiseworthy.

1925 Amer. Mercury Jan. 121/1 A praiseworthy attempt, it yet hardly deserves all the buglings it has called forth.

1991 A. Hourani Hist. Arab Peoples ii. ix. 148 It was thought a praiseworthy act to pray in public together with others.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	praiseworthy
释义	praiseworthyadj. Brit. /ˈpreɪzˌwəːði/, U.S. /ˈpreɪzˌwərði/ Forms: see praise n. and worthy adj., n., and adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: praise n., -worthy comb. form. Etymology: < praise n. + -worthy comb. form.Compare earlier no praise worthy at worthy adj., n., and adv. Phrases and great praise worthy at worthy adj., n., and adv. Phrases, and also the following earlier example of the phrase laud and praise worthy:c1450 tr. G. Boccaccio De Claris Mulieribus (1924) 92 If that men be laude and prayse worthy, When their actys be grete and excellent..How mykell more..Deserven wymen..If they do thyngys, that be in men laudabyll! Worthy or deserving of praise; laudable; commendable. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > praiseworthiness > [adjective] loflyOE herewortha1225 praisablec1350 provablea1382 heryful1382 praisefulc1384 commendablec1386 lowablea1400 allowablec1400 meritable?1400 laudablec1420 thankworthy1421 lovablec1422 thankworth?1426 thanklewe1430 recommendable1477 meritoriousa1513 praiseworthya1538 apprisablec1540 plausible1561 praiseworth1591 applausive1605 allaudable1727 a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 29 [He is] much more prayse worthy, then he wych for fere & drede kepyth hymselfe in the haven styl. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. ii. ii. f. 12 Shall wee thynke any thinge praysewoorthy or excellente, whyche wee doe not reknoweledge, to come of God? 1583 R. Robinson tr. Aunc. Order Prince Arthure sig. B1 Praiseworthy Monuments which English Kinges haue made. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 489 That right good and praise-worthy man. 1699 Bp. G. Burnet Expos. 39 Articles (1700) xvii. 167 All Men are so far free as to be praise-worthy or blame-worthy for the Good or Evil that they do. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa IV. xlii. 246 Then would he not have contented himself with doing praiseworthy things by fits and starts. 1784 B. Franklin Let. 26 Jan. No mode of honouring those immediate Authors of our Being can be more effectual, than that of doing praiseworthy Actions. 1828 N. Hawthorne Fanshawe vii. 82 He had not the slightest intention (praiseworthy and prudent as it would unquestionably have been) to give up the chance of avenging Ellen's wrongs. 1895 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 22 June 1399/2 The establishment of shelters for the class of poor wanderers in the metropolis is in itself praiseworthy. 1925 Amer. Mercury Jan. 121/1 A praiseworthy attempt, it yet hardly deserves all the buglings it has called forth. 1991 A. Hourani Hist. Arab Peoples ii. ix. 148 It was thought a praiseworthy act to pray in public together with others. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1538
随便看	to make one's meal upon to make one's mean to make one's merchandise to make one's mind up to make one's moan to make one's muster to make one's nap to make one's number to make one's obedience to make one's obeisance to make one's part good to make one's party good to make one's peace to make one's penance to make one's pitch to make one's point to make one's power to make one's presence felt to make one's put good to make one's recourse into to make one's recourse to to make one's repair to make one's repair to to make one's residence to make one's respects