| 单词 | lionize |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['laiənaiz] |
| 解释 | v.崇拜，看重 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 崇拜，看重(to treat as a celebrity) 【考】 lionize : admire / vituperate : despise(崇拜是十分钦佩/辱 骂是十分鄙视) 【记】 lion(狮子)+ize→把 人看作狮子→崇拜 |
| 字源 | lionize (v.) "to treat (someone) as a celebrity," a hybrid from lion + -ize. Used by Scott, 1809, and preserving lion in the sense of "person of note who is much sought-after" (1715), originally in reference to the lions formerly kept in the Tower of London (referred to from late 16c.), objects of general curiosity that every visitor in town was taken to see. Related: Lionized; lionizing. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 崇拜(把...视作或捧为名人) 【记】lion狮子, ize－把人看作狮子－崇拜 【类】lionize: admire = vituperate: despise崇拜是十分钦佩 = 辱骂是十分鄙视 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】lion 狮子 + ize 狮子是森林之王，受人看重 |
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