| 单词 | praiseworthy |
| 释义 | praiseworthy (once / 2705 pages) adj When you do something praiseworthy, you should be congratulated and admired for doing it. Diving into the ocean to save a drowning child is praiseworthy. Use the adjective praiseworthy to describe an action that deserves acclaim or celebration. It's praiseworthy to treat everyone with kindness, and it's also praiseworthy to discover a cure for cancer or learn to speak ten languages. The fifteenth century word comes from a shortening of "worthy of praise," and it was originally hyphenated: praise-worthy. Praise has an Old French root, pretium, "to prize or to praise." WORD FAMILYpraiseworthy: praiseworthily, praiseworthiness, praisworthiness USAGE EXAMPLESThat’s completely understandable from a traditional Jewish perspective, and it is often praiseworthy. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) The Donald bragged that Pence was the “first choice” he had made, and thus a praiseworthy indication of his hiring prowess. Washington Post(Oct 10, 2016) The same confessional posture, praiseworthy when standing before the Perfect Judge, becomes blameworthy when adopted before an enemy that has you before a rigged tribunal. Wall Street Journal(Oct 06, 2016) adj worthy of high praise a significant and praiseworthy increase in computer intelligence Syn applaudable, commendable, laudable worthy having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable |
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