appraise
v 评估（ap加强动作+praise→给以价值→评估）
释义2：
appraise
/ E5preIz /
◙ verb1. [with obj.] assess the value or quality of• 评价；估价，评估质量 »there is a need to appraise existing techniques. 有必要评估一下现有技术。 assess the performance of (an employee) formally• 评价（雇员的）表现 (of an official valuer) set a price on; value • （官方估价人）定价；估价 »they appraised the painting at £200,000. 他们把这幅画估到20万英镑。【派生】
♦ appraisable adjective♦ appraisee noun♦ appraisement noun♦ appraiser noun♦ appraisingly adverb♦ appraisive adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English (in the sense 'set a price on'): alteration of apprize,by association with praiseThe current sense dates from the mid 19th cent【用法】
1. The verb appraise is frequently confused with apprise. Appraise means ‘assess (someone or something)’, as in a need to appraise existing techniques, while apprise means ‘inform (someone)’ and is often used in the structure apprise someone of something, as in psychiatrists were apprised of his condition In the British National Corpus, 50 per cent of citations for the meaning ‘inform’ incorrectly use appraise rather than apprise, as in once appraised of the real facts, there was only one person who showed any opposition
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