[with obj.]protect and care for (someone) lovingly 爱护(某人) ■hold (something) dear 珍爱,珍视 I cherish the letters she wrote. 我很珍视她写来的信。 ■keep in one's mind (a hope or ambition) 抱有,怀有(希望,野心) he had long cherished a secret fantasy about his future. 他一直对自己的未来抱有秘不告人的幻想。
语源
Middle English (in the sense 'treat with affection'): from Old French cheriss-, lengthened stem of cherir, from cher 'dear', from Latin carus