late 14c., from Old French lauder "praise, extol," from Latin laudare "to praise, commend, honor, extol, eulogize," from laus (genitive laudis) "praise, fame glory." Probably cognate with Old English leoð "song, poem, hymn," from Proto-Germanic *leuthan (cognates: Old Norse ljoð "strophe," German Lied "song," Gothic liuþon "to praise"), and from an echoic PIE root *leu-. Related: Lauded; lauding.
实用例句
1. Kathy was very pleased to have graduated cum laud in her class.
凯西在班上以优等成绩毕业,她为此而非常高兴.来自互联网
2. Have to laud you once!
不得不赞美你一下!来自互联网
3. Queen's imperial concubine saw, also laud her.
王后妃嫔见了, 也赞美她.来自互联网
4. Laud an organization for its environmental consciousness.
