admiration

1、admiration 钦佩：ad-(对着)+ mirari「惊奇」(mirus 奇妙)，同根 miracle 奇迹、marvel 令人惊叹、mirror 镜子(古人觉得镜子神乎其神)。
2、「对着人直惊奇」→ 赞叹；这词意思后来一路走轻，现在只是「很欣赏」。
3、mirate 不是词，别当成动词去拆。

admiration (n.)

early 15c., "wonder," from Middle French admiration (14c.) or directly from Latin admirationem (nominative admiratio) "a wondering at, admiration," noun of state from past participle stem of admirari "admire," from ad- "at" (see ad-) + mirari "to wonder," from mirus "wonderful" (see miracle). The sense has weakened steadily since 16c.

1. She is full of admiration for the head and teachers.

她对校长和教师们满心钦佩。

2. The paintings she produced in those months won undivided admiration.

她那几个月里创作的画作备受推崇。

3. He won admiration for his forensic skills in cross-examining ministers.

他在盘问几位部长时表现出的问案技巧为他赢得了赞赏。

4. He ducked his head to hide his admiration.

他低下头以掩饰他的仰慕之情。

5. Her athleticism drew the admiration of the crowd.

她的运动才能令众人赞叹不已。

【admiration, honour, esteem, regard, respect】
这组词都有“尊敬、尊重、敬意”的意思，其区别是：
admiration: 指除表示尊敬外，还常伴随有一种真挚的倾慕之情。
honour: 指对长辈或有地位、有名望、有功劳的人公开表示极大敬意或软佩。
esteem: 除表示尊敬之外，还暗示由此可而产生的称赞。
regard: 最正式用词，中性，与respect和honour近义。
respect: 指对年长、地位较高的人的尊敬，对他人成就、行为或见解等经过仔细评估后而表示尊重，暗示在上述人面前表现谦恭和有礼貌。