• vt. 崇拜；愛慕；喜愛；極喜歡
• vi. 崇拜；愛慕
• n. (Adore)人名；(法)阿多爾

前綴ad-, 去，往。詞根or, 嘴，見orator, 演說家。該詞原帶有宗教色彩，贊美神，崇拜神。后指愛慕女神。

adore

adore: see orator

adore (v.)

late 14c., aouren, "to worship, pay divine honors to, bow down before," from Old French aorer "to adore, worship, praise" (10c.), from Latin adorare "speak to formally, beseech, ask in prayer," in Late Latin "to worship," from ad- "to" (see ad-) + orare "speak formally, pray" (see orator). Meaning "to honor very highly" is attested from 1590s; weakened sense of "to be very fond of" emerged by 1880s. Related: Adored; adoring.

1. I adore good books and the theatre.

我愛讀好書，也喜歡看戲。

來自柯林斯例句

2. People adore him for his noble character.

人們因他的高貴品質而敬愛他.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. We adore them for their generosity.

我們欽佩他們的慷慨.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. I would adore to settle back homeland.

我非常喜歡回家鄉定居.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. You will adore this film.

你將十分喜歡這部電影.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》