She has learned to appreciate classical music over the years.
多年来她逐渐学会了欣赏古典音乐。
2
v.感激;感谢
I really appreciate your help with the project.
我非常感激你在这个项目上给予的帮助。
3
v.意识到;认识到(某事的严重性/重要性)
Do you fully appreciate the risks involved in this decision?
你充分意识到这个决定所涉及的风险了吗?
语感
appreciate = 你看见了那个价值,不只是路过
欣赏感激意识到
普通人「看」一幅画,appreciate 是真正看进去了——认出了它的构图、色彩、历史背景。同理,说 I appreciate your effort,不是礼貌性的谢谢,而是「我看见了你付出的代价」。意识到风险那个义项更微妙:I appreciate the difficulty 不是说「我感激这个困难」,而是「我充分认识到这件事有多难」。三个义项的共同点:主动地、有深度地识别价值/重量。
陷阱
⚠️appreciate + doing,不接 to do
✗
I would appreciate to have your feedback.
如果能得到您的反馈,我将不胜感激。(to have 应改为 hearing from you)
appreciate 后接动名词(doing),不接 to do
✓
I would appreciate hearing your feedback.
如能听到您的反馈,我将十分感激。
⚠️感谢某人的正确宾语
I really appreciate what you did for me.
✗
appreciate you(感谢你这个人,宾语直接是人)
✓
appreciate + what sb does(感谢某人做的事),宾语是行为而非人本身
感谢你为我做的一切。(宾语是 what you did,不是 you)
⚠️appreciate that 从句 = 意识到
I appreciate that this is a complex situation.
✗
我感激这个复杂的局面(不通)
✓
我意识到/明白这是一个复杂的局面
appreciate that 从句时常表示「充分意识到」,不是感激。
近义辨析
appreciatevsvalue
appreciate感受性强,带情感温度value客观评估价值,偏理性
I deeply appreciate the kindness you showed me.
我深深感激你对我的善意。
Employers value candidates with strong communication skills.
雇主重视沟通能力强的求职者。
appreciatevsenjoy
appreciate认出并感受深层价值,有审美/感恩维度enjoy感官享受,强调过程愉快,较浅
She can appreciate the subtle beauty of haiku.
她能鉴赏俳句中微妙的美。
We enjoyed the concert last night.
我们昨晚享受了那场音乐会。
写作加分
✨ 加分词
替换:thankknowunderstand
议论文分析段文化/教育话题正式感谢语境
普通
We should understand the importance of cultural diversity.
我们应该了解文化多样性的重要性。
加分 ✨
We should appreciate the value of cultural diversity in building an inclusive society.