| 单词 | acclamation |
| 释义 | acclamation (once / 2129 pages) n Acclamation is acclaim or recognition for some achievement. A major league baseball team might have to win the World Series to get acclamation, but a t-ball team might get acclamation simply for finishing an entire game. The acclamation you get on opening night might be your main incentive for acting in plays. Likewise, the acclamation they receive while campaigning is probably more attractive to some politicians than the actual work of governing. Acclamation can sometimes take the form of enthusiastic shouting, and in fact the Latin root acclamationem means "a shout of approval." WORD FAMILYacclamation: acclamations+/acclaim: acclaimed, acclaiming, acclaims, acclamation USAGE EXAMPLESMr. Reinecke later ran successfully for vice chairman of the California Republican Party and was voted chairman by acclamation in 1983. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) The 193-member world body elected him by acclamation in October, and he was sworn in on Monday. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) Clinton, in public life for four decades, was too polarizing to win a divided nation by acclamation, they insisted. Los Angeles Times(Nov 08, 2016) n enthusiastic approval Syn|Hyper acclaim, eclat, plaudit, plaudits approval, commendation a message expressing a favorable opinion |
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