Approved
“Approved” 指经过权威或程序认可,如 “The loan was approved.”(贷款已批。)产品包装 “FDA-approved” 表示经监管机构认证;语气比 accepted 更正式。
- “The committee approved the budget yesterday.” (委员会昨天批准了预算。)
- “Only approved suppliers can bid on the contract.” (只有入围供应商可投标。)
- “Her leave request was approved for next week.” (她下周的请假已获批。)
“Approve” 来自拉丁语 approbare,由 ad-(向)与 probare(证明、认可)构成,与 prove(证明)同源。
ap-(向)+ prov(证明)+ -ed:名词 approval(批准);反义 disapprove。
银行邮件 “application approved” 是常见好消息;职场 “manager-approved” 强调层级授权;社交 “seeking approval” 涉及认同心理。
- 原形: approve
- 现在分词: approving
- 名词: approval
- 固定搭配: “pre-approved” (预审通过), “approved use” (批准用途), “approve of” (赞成)
prove 是“证明”,ap- 加强 → approved 就是“已经证明可行、正式点头了”。
“Once the design was approved, production started the following morning.” (设计一获批,次晨就开工生产。)