admireKK [ædˋmaɪr] /ædˈmaɪɹ/發音ad- 朝向+mire 驚奇→對著…感到驚奇展開收合ad-字首朝向mire字根驚奇字面:對著…感到驚奇看著某人或某事而心生驚奇 → 欽佩、讚賞動詞1欽佩、佩服、敬佩I really admire her courage in speaking out about the problem.我很佩服她敢站出來說出這個問題的勇氣。2欣賞、觀賞We stood on the balcony admiring the view of the harbor.我們站在陽台上欣賞港口的景色。3讚賞、誇獎Several guests admired her new haircut at the party.派對上好幾位客人都稱讚她的新髮型。4愛慕、傾慕舊式He had admired her from a distance for years.他多年來一直默默愛慕著她。