admireとは

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ədˈmaɪə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ədˈmaɪɹ/
• ハイフネーション: ad‧mire
• 韻: -aɪə(ɹ)

動詞

admire (三人称単数 現在形 admires, 現在分詞 admiring, 過去形および過去分詞形 admired)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
   • 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Printed by Iohn Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 216894069; The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd corrected and augmented edition, Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624, OCLC 54573970, partition II, section 2, member 4:

     The poor fellow, admiring how he came there, was served in state all day long […].

   • Fuller

     examples rather to be admired than imitated

2. (transitive) To regard with wonder and delight.
3. (transitive) To look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence.
4. (transitive) To estimate or prize highly.

   to admire a person of high moral worth

   to admire a landscape

5. (US, dialectal, まれに) To be enthusiastic about (doing something); to want or like (to do something).
   • 1976, Field & Stream, page 10:

     And I'd admire seeing this creek become a sort of stopping place for geese of one sort and another.

   • 2002, Jack Jones, Iron Spur (→ISBN), page 37:

     “I hope you do. I'd admire seeing a lot of you.” They made camp down at the creek. Will spread her blanket not too far from his. “Well, aren't you a lady's man.” “Why do you say that?”

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• Merida, Mérida, admier, mierda, raimed