approve[ә'pru:v]
汉语翻译
vt. 赞同, 核准, 为...提供证据
vi. 赞许
【法】 批准, 核准, 许可
词型变化
副词:approvingly 动词过去式:approved 过去分词:approved 现在分词:approving 第三人称单数:approves 形容词:approvable
词意辨析
agree, consent, approve, comply, subscribe这些动词均含“同意、赞同”之意。
agree: 普通用词，侧重指对某事同其他人有相同的意见或想法。
consent: 指同意别人的请求、建议或满足他人的愿望，着重意愿或感情，常和to连用。
approve: 侧重对认为正确或满意的事表示赞同或批准。作不及物动词用时，常与of连用。
comply: 指答应某人已经提出或可能要求做的某事，与with连用。
subscribe: 指完全地赞成已阐明的立场。多用于比较愿意支持一种立场或为一种立场所辩护的情况。approve, confirm, sanction这些动词均有“批准”之意。
approve: 普通用词，常指正式的或官方的批准。
confirm: 强调按法律程序提出确认或批准。
sanction: 语气最强，多指官方的同意或批准，是书面用词。
英语解释
动词 approve:
- give sanction to同义词：O.K., okay, sanction
- judge to be right or commendable; think well of
例句
- We can't approve of this sort of thing/these sorts of things/things of this sort.我们不能赞同这种事。
- You can join the class if your parents approve.如果你父母同意，你可以参加这个班。
- The equipment must be bought from a supplier approved by the company.设备必须从公司认可的供应商那里购买。
- The city council approved the building plan.市议会批准了这项建筑计划。
详细解释
ap.prove
v.（动词）ap.proved,ap.prov.ing,ap.proves v.tr.（及物动词）To consider right or good; think or speak favorably of.赞成：认为是正确的或好的；表扬地想起或说起To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction.批准，认可：官方地或正式地同意；证实或批准Obsolete To prove or attest.【废语】 证实，证明v.intr.（不及物动词）To show, feel, or express approval:同意：表明、感觉或表达同意：例句：didn`t approve of the decision.不赞成这个决定
来源：Middle English approven 中古英语 approven from Old French aprover 源自 古法语 aprover from Latin approb3re 源自 拉丁语 approb3re ad- [ad-] ad- [前缀，表.朝，向.] prob3re [to test] from probus [good] * see per prob3re [测试] 源自 probus [好的] *参见 per
【引伸】
approv.able
adj.（形容词）approv.ingly
adv.（副词）<参考词汇><同义词>approve,endorse,sanction,certify,accredit,ratify同义词>These verbs mean to express a favorable opinion or to signify satisfaction or acceptance.Thoughapprove, the most widely applicable, often means simply to consider right or good ( 这些动词意指表达一种赞扬的意见或表明满意或接受。虽然approve 应用最为广泛，常意味着简单地认为正确或好的（ 例句：knew my parents wouldn`t approve of what I had done), it can also denote official consent: 知道我父母不会赞成我所做的）， 它也可指明官方的同意：
例句：.The colonel or commanding officer approves the sentence of a regimental court-martial. (Charles James). .上校或指挥军官同意团队军事法庭. （查理斯·詹姆斯）。
Endorse implies the expression of support, often by public statement: Endorse 意指支持的表示，常用于公开声明： 例句：The senator will give a speech endorsing her party`s gubernatorial candidate.参议员将做出支持她所在党派州长候选人的演讲。
Sanction usually implies not only approval ( Sanction 通常不仅指赞同（ 例句：Public opinion ought not to sanction the use of force) but also official authorization ( 公众意见不应赞同使用武力） 也指官方的认可（
例句：The privilege of voting is a right sanctioned by law). 选举权是法律所认可的权力)。
Certify and accredit imply official approval based on compliance with requirements or standards: Certify .The proper officers, comparing every article with its voucher, certified them to be right. (Benjamin Franklin). accredit 意指基于与需要或标准相符的官方赞同： 例句： .合格的官员，将每一物品与凭单比较，以确认它们是正确的. （本杰明·富兰克林）。
例句：The board of higher education will accredit only those institutions offering a sufficiently rigorous curriculum. To 高等教育理事会将只承认那些提供足够严格的课程的学院。
ratify is to invest with legal authority by giving official sanction: ratify 是指通过给予官方认可使之具有合法权威 例句：.Amendments . . . shall be valid . . . when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States. (U.S. Constitution, Article V). .修正案…当为四分之三的州立法机构赞同时…将生效. （美国宪法，第五条）