appreciate

vt. 欣赏；感激；领会；鉴别

vi. 增值；涨价

中文词源

appreciate 升值，感激

前缀ap-同ad-. 词根prec, 价格，见price. 指给出一个合理的价格，给出一个好价格。

appreciate: appreciate: [17] Like appraise, appreciate originally comes from the notion of setting a price on something. It comes from late Latin appretiāre, a compound verb formed from ad- ‘to’ and pretium ‘price’. The neutral sense of ‘estimating worth’ was already accompanied by the more positive ‘esteem highly’ when the word began to be used in English, and by the late 18th century the meaning ‘rise in value’ (apparently an American development) was well in place.
=> appraise, price
appreciate (v.): 1650s, "to esteem or value highly," from Late Latin appretiatus, past participle of appretiare "to set a price to" (see appraise). Meaning "to rise in value" (intransitive) first recorded 1789. Related: Appreciated; appreciating.

1. precious <===> appreciate.2. price => precious, appreciate.

1. The happiest are not those who own all the best things, but those who can appreciate the beauty of life.: 最幸福的人们并不一定什么都是最好，只是他们懂得欣赏生活的美好。

2. It is easy to appreciate the craftsmanship of Armani.: 阿玛尼的精致工艺很容易博得人们的赞誉。

3. I do very much appreciate the quietness and privacy here.: 我的确非常喜欢这里宁静幽雅、不受打扰的氛围。

4. In time you'll appreciate the beauty and subtlety of this language.: 总有一天你会体会到这门语言的优美和微妙之处。

5. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your thoughtfulness.: 非常感谢您的体贴入微，我真的无以言表。