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approved
(
a
.)經核準的,被認可的
From:
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approved
核准 認可
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ap·prove
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Approved
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Approving
.]
1.
To
show
to
be
real
or
true
;
to
prove
. [
Obs
.]
Wouldst
thou
approve
thy
constancy
?
Approve
First
thy
obedience
. --
Milton
.
2.
To
make
proof
of
;
to
demonstrate
;
to
prove
or
show
practically
.
Opportunities
to
approve
. . .
worth
.
--
Emerson
.
He
had
approved
himself
a
great
warrior
.
--
Macaulay
.
'T
is
an
old
lesson
;
Time
approves
it
true
.
--
Byron
.
His
account
. . .
approves
him
a
man
of
thought
.
--
Parkman
.
3.
To
sanction
officially
;
to
ratify
;
to
confirm
;
as
,
to
approve
the
decision
of
a
court-martial
.
4.
To
regard
as
good
;
to
commend
;
to
be
pleased
with
;
to
think
well
of
;
as
,
we
approve
the
measured
of
the
administration
.
5.
To
make
or
show
to
be
worthy
of
approbation
or
acceptance
.
The
first
care
and
concern
must
be
to
approve
himself
to
God
.
--
Rogers
.
Note:
☞
This
word
,
when
it
signifies
to
be
pleased
with
,
to
think
favorably
(
of
),
is
often
followed
by
of
.
They
had
not
approved of
the
deposition
of
James
.
--
Macaulay
.
They
approved of
the
political
institutions
.
--
W
.
Black
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
approved
adj
1:
established
by
authority
;
given
authoritative
approval
; "
a
list
of
approved
candidates
" [
syn
:
sanctioned
]
2:
generally
or
especially
officially
judged
acceptable
or
satisfactory
; "
an
approved
method
"; "
work
on
the
approved
project
went
ahead
on
schedule
" [
ant
:
disapproved
]
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