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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary ac·claim
ETYMOLOGY Latin acclamare, literally, to shout at, from ad- + clamare to shout — more at claim DATE 1606 transitive verb 1. applaud , praise 2. to declare by acclamation intransitive verb : to shout praise or applause • ac·claim·er noun
noun DATE 1667 1. the act of acclaiming 2. praise , applause English Etymology acclaim acclaim (v.) early 14c., "to lay claim to," from L. acclamare "to cry out at" (see acclamation); the meaning "to applaud" is recorded by 1630s. The noun meaning "act of acclaiming" is first recorded 1667 in Milton. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 acclaim ac·claim / E5kleim / verb[VN] [usually passive] ~ sb / sth (as sth) to praise or welcome sb / sth publicly 称誉某人/事物(为…)；给予高度评价: a highly / widely acclaimed performance 受到高度/广泛赞扬的演出 The work was acclaimed as a masterpiece. 该作品被誉为杰作。 noun[U] praise and approval for sb / sth, especially an artistic achievement (尤指对艺术成就的)称誉,高度评价: international / popular / critical acclaim 国际上的/公众的/评论家的赞扬 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English acclaim verb PHRASES be critically acclaimed, be highly/internationally/widely acclaimed This book has been widely acclaimed as a modern classic. OLT acclaim verb ⇨ praise acclaim noun ⇨ praise Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged ac·claim I. \əˈklām also aˈ-\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English acleimen, from Medieval Latin acclamare, from Latin, to shout at, approve, applaud, from ad- + clamare to shout, call; in senses 2 & 4, from Latin acclamare; in sense 3, from Medieval Latin, from Latin — more at claim transitive verb 1. obsolete : claim 2. : praise < a book widely acclaimed by critics > : welcome with praise or applause < acclaimed the guest of honor > 3. : to declare or proclaim approvingly — usually used with a complement now usually preceded by as < on the formation of the National Sculpture Society, he was acclaimed its president — Adeline Adams > < his eyes too openly acclaimed her a fair woman — Mary Webb > < the hearings have been acclaimed as something of a model of dignified and fair procedure — New Republic > 4. archaic : to call out loudly : shout < acclaiming my joy > intransitive verb : to shout praise : applaud II. noun (-s) 1. : the act of acclaiming 2. : praise < deserves the acclaim he has received — Lewis Mumford > |
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