commend

commend
verb
[with obj.]
  1. (常作 be commended)praise formally or officially
    (正式)表扬,称赞
    he was commended by the judge for his courageous actions.
    法官赞扬了他的英勇行为。
    ■present as suitable for approval or acceptance; recommend
    推荐
    I commend her to you without reservation.
    我竭诚向你推荐她。
    ■cause to be acceptable or pleasing
    使被接受;使合意;使受喜爱
    the emphasis on peace will commend itself to all.
    对和平的重视会受到所有人的欢迎 。
    most one-roomed flats have little to commend them.
    多数只有一个房间的公寓不合他们的心意。
  2. (commend someone/thing to)(archaic or formal)entrust someone or something to
    (古 或 正式)把(某人,某事)托付给;委托;信托
    as they set out on their journey I commend them to your care.
    他们出发旅行后,我就把他们托付给你照顾了。
常用词组
commend me to
  1. (archaic)remember me kindly to (someone)
    (古)代我向(某人)问候
highly commended
  1. (Brit.)failing to win a prize but nevertheless considered meritorious
    (英)没有得奖但值得称赞的
语源
  1. Middle English: from Latin commendare, from com- (expressing intensive force) + mandare 'commit, entrust'. Compare with command
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