[mass noun]recognition and enjoyment of the good qualities of someone or something 赏识,重视;欣赏;鉴赏 I smiled in appreciation. 我欣赏地笑了。 [count noun]he had a fine appreciation of drawing. 他很会鉴赏绘画。 ■gratitude for something 感谢,感激 they would be the first to show their appreciation. 他们会最先表示感谢的。 ■[count noun]a piece of writing in which the qualities of a person or their work are discussed and assessed 对(人,作品)的评论性文字
a full understanding of a situation 对情况的充分了解 they have an appreciation of the needs of users. 他们充分了解用户的需要。 [mass noun]the bank's lack of appreciation of their problems. 银行对他们的问题缺乏理解。
[mass noun]increase in monetary value 货币增值 the appreciation of the franc against the pound. 法郎对英镑的增值。
语源
early 17th cent.: from French appréciation, from late Latin appretiatio(n-), from the verb appretiare 'set at a price, appraise' (see appreciate)