approve

approve
verb
[with obj.]

officially agree to or accept as satisfactory
批准，同意，认可
the budget was approved by parliament.
预算被议会批准了。
[as adj. approved]places on approved courses.
已经批准的线路上的一些地方。
■[no obj.]believe that someone or something is good or acceptable
称许，同意，认可
I don’t approve of romance.
我不认可传奇文学。
(archaic)prove; show
(古)证明；显示
he approved himself ripe for military command.
他证明自己已成熟，足以胜任军事指挥的工作。

派生
approvingly
adverb
语源

Middle English : from Old French aprover, from Latin approbare (see approbate)The original sense was 'prove, demonstrate', later 'corroborate, confirm', hence 'pronounce to be satisfactory' (late Middle English )

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