Whenever you commend, add your reasons for doing so; it is this which distinguishes the approbation of a man of sense from the flattery of sycophants and admiration of fools.
— Sir Richard Steele  ·  No category

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whenever [wɛn'ɛvɚ] 词频2
adv. 究竟什么时候;不论何时; conj. 无论什么时候;随时;无论何时;每当;
💡 when何时+ever究竟→无论何时,随时
"You can ask for help whenever you need it."
你如果需要帮助随时可以提出来。
近义：if, provided, when, whensoever, whene'er
sense [sɛns] 词频1 词根: 感觉
n. 感觉，官能;意识，观念;理性;识别力; vt. 感到;理解，领会;检测出;
💡 sens(feel)+e(名词后缀)→感官；知觉；意义；判断力；感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
admiration [,ædmə'reʃən] 词频2 词根: mir
n. 钦佩，赞美;引人赞美的人或物;怀着对…的赞美;
💡 ad 一再 + mir 惊奇，看 + ation 表示行为、情况 → n.钦佩, 赞美, 羡慕
"I have great admiration for her as a writer."
我十分钦佩她这位作家。
近义：astonishment, wonder, wonderment, regard, respect, esteem 反义：aboulia, apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indolence, informality
commend [kə'mend] 词频3 词根: 心智
vt. 推荐;表扬;托付;受到赞同;
💡 com(共同)+mend(修改)：大家一起改进错误值得 称赞 网友：yqy补充： 听从指挥（command），值得表扬（commend）
"His ideas do not commend themselves to me."
他的看法没给我留下好的印象.
近义：applaud, laud, panegyrize, praise, preconize, boast
approbation [ˌæprə'beiʃən] 词根: 证明
n. 认可;许可;批准;赞许;
"He tasted the wine of audience approbation."
他尝到了像酒般令人陶醉的听众赞许滋味.
近义：applause, approval, assent, nodding, ok, okay 反义：negative, rebuff, refusal, turndown, denegation, denial
flattery [['flætəri]] 词频4
n. 谄媚, 阿谀, 巴结
近义：praise, blandishment, blandishments, adulation, obsequiousness, servility 反义：homeliness, honesty, naivete, openheartedness, openness, outrightness

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