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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary com·mend ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French comander,from Latin commendare, from com- + mandare to entrust — more at mandate DATE 14th century transitive verb 1. to entrust for care or preservation 2. to recommend as worthy of confidence or notice 3. to mention with approbation : praise intransitive verb : to commend or serve as a commendation of something • com·mend·er noun English Etymology commend late 14c., from L. commendare "to entrust to, praise," from com-intens. prefix + mandare "to commit to one's charge" (see mandate). In some senses, a shortening of recommend. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 commend com·mend / kE5mend / verb[VN] 1. ~ sb (for sth / for doing sth) | ~ sb (on sth / on doing sth) to praise sb / sth, especially publicly (尤指公开地)赞扬,称赞,表扬: She was commended on her handling of the situation. 她因妥善处理了那个局面而受到表扬。 His designs were highly commended by the judges (= they did not get a prize but they were especially praised). 他的设计受到了评委的高度赞扬。 2. ~ sb / sth (to sb) (formal) to recommend sb / sth to sb 推荐；举荐: She is an excellent worker and I commend her to you without reservation. 她工作出色,我毫无保留地把她推荐给你。 The movie has little to commend it (= it has few good qualities). 这部电影乏善可陈。 3. (formal) if sth commends itself to sb, they approve of it 受到赞同；得到认可: His outspoken behaviour did not commend itself to his colleagues. 他直言不讳的行为不受他同事的欢迎。 4. ~ sb / sth to sb (formal) to give sb / sth to sb in order to be taken care of 把…托付给(或委托于): We commend her soul to God. 我们把她的灵魂托付给上帝。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English commend verb PREP. for He was commended for his brave actions. | to She said she would commend the proposal to the Board. PHRASES be highly/widely commended His book was highly commended. | sth has little/much to commend it The proposed site has much to commend it. OLT commend verb ⇨ praise Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged com·mend \kəˈmend\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English commenden, from Latin commendare to entrust, recommend, command, from com- + -mendare (from mandare to commit to one's charge, order) — more at mandate transitive verb 1. : to commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation < Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit — Lk 23:46 (Authorized Version) > 2. a. : to recommend as worthy of confidence or regard : present as worthy of notice or favorable attention < I commend to you our sister Phoebe — Rom 16:1 (Revised Standard Version) > b. obsolete : offer < I commend my duty to your lordship — Shakespeare > 3. : to mention with approbation : praise < they refer to what I am not in the habit of doing and they commend me — S.M.Crothers > 4. archaic : to mention with kindly remembrance and good will < commend me to my son — William Robertson †1793 > 5. obsolete : to set off advantageously : grace , adorn 6. obsolete : to bestow in commendam 7. in the feudal system : to commit or place as vassal under the protection of a lord — used of oneself or of land intransitive verb : to commend or serve as a commendation of something • - commend me to |
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