lauding 是 laud 的现在分词/动名词,意思是:(尤指公开、正式地)称赞、赞美、颂扬(某人或某事)。语气通常比 praise 更正式、更“书面”。
/ˈlɔːdɪŋ/
She was lauding her teammate for staying calm.
她在称赞队友保持冷静。
Critics were lauding the novel’s spare style, even as some readers found it unsettling.
评论家在盛赞这部小说简练的文风,尽管一些读者觉得它令人不安。
laud 来自拉丁语 laudāre(“赞美、称颂”),其名词形式 laus 意为“赞美、称赞”。后来经由古法语进入英语,逐渐固定为带有“郑重称颂”色彩的词。