Accolade



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 推崇备至;赞扬
• ［英］ n. 推崇备至 ( approval, appreciation) ; 赞扬 ( words of praise)
• ［记］ ac+col ( 脖子) +ade -> 把奖品挂上脖子 -> 赞美
• ［同］ 同根词: collar ( 领口, 项圈) ,
• [反] derogation(n.诋毁)；denouncement(n.谴责)
• [例] His new book received accolades from the papers.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: French, from accoler to embrace, from Vulgar Latin *accollare, from Latin ad- + collum neck — more at collar
• Date: 1623
• 1.
  • a. a ceremonial embrace
  • b. a ceremony or salute conferring knighthood
• 2.
  • a. a mark of acknowledgment ; award
  • b. an expression of praise
• 3. a brace or a line used in music to join two or more staffs carrying simultaneous parts

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