[with obj.]regard (an object, quality, or person) with respect or warm approval 赞美,钦佩 I admire your courage. 我钦佩你的勇气。 [as adj. admiring]she couldn't help but notice his admiring glance. 她无法不注意他爱慕的眼光。 ■look at with pleasure 欣赏 we were just admiring your garden. 我们刚才在欣赏你的花园。
派生 admiringly adverb 语源
late 16th cent.: from Latin admirari, from ad- 'at' + mirari 'wonder'