appraise
UK/ə'preɪz/US/ә'preiz/
TOEFLGRE六级考研C2
释义
v.
To formally judge the value, quality, or worth of something
评估；估价；鉴定
v.
To assess someone's performance or abilities
考核；评定（表现、能力）
词根拆分
原生英语ap-（ad-，"朝向"）+ praise（来自 preisier，"估价"）="给某物定价值"。appraise 是 praise 冷静、技术性的双胞胎：同一个古法语来源，但 appraise 留在正式估值的世界——测量师 appraise 房产，经理 appraise 员工。
词根 pric 还连着 56 个词例句
- 1.
An expert was hired to appraise the antique furniture.
请来一位专家对这些古董家具进行估价。
- 2.
Managers appraise their staff at the end of each year.
经理在每年年末考核员工。
- 3.
She paused to appraise the situation before acting.
她在行动前停下来评估了一下形势。
易混词辨析
appraise / apprise——appraise = 估值（给房子估价）。apprise = 告知（apprise 某人某事实）。一字之差，意思完全不同。另外 appraise 与 praise：appraise 是中性评估，praise 是正面称赞。