adore

• vt. 崇拜；爱慕；喜爱；极喜欢
• vi. 崇拜；爱慕
• n. (Adore)人名；(法)阿多尔

前缀ad-, 去，往。词根or, 嘴，见orator, 演说家。该词原带有宗教色彩，赞美神，崇拜神。后指爱慕女神。

adore

adore: see orator

adore (v.)

late 14c., aouren, "to worship, pay divine honors to, bow down before," from Old French aorer "to adore, worship, praise" (10c.), from Latin adorare "speak to formally, beseech, ask in prayer," in Late Latin "to worship," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + orare "speak formally, pray" (see orator). Meaning "to honor very highly" is attested from 1590s; weakened sense of "to be very fond of" emerged by 1880s. Related: Adored; adoring.

1. I adore good books and the theatre.

我爱读好书，也喜欢看戏。

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2. People adore him for his noble character.

人们因他的高贵品质而敬爱他.

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3. We adore them for their generosity.

我们钦佩他们的慷慨.

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4. I would adore to settle back homeland.

我非常喜欢回家乡定居.

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5. You will adore this film.

你将十分喜欢这部电影.

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