appraise
verb- appraise somebody/something (formal)
to consider or examine somebody/something and form an opinion about them or it 估量;估价 an appraising glance/look 打量的一瞥/目光 His eyes coolly appraised the young woman before him. 他双眼冷静地打量着面前的年轻女子。 She stepped back to appraise her workmanship. 她退后一步,看看她的作品是否完美。 The architect gave the exterior an appraising glance. 建筑师对外部进行了评估。
- appraise something (at something)
to officially examine a building, an object, etc. and say how much it is worth 评估: 对建筑物、物品等进行正式检查,并说出它的价值They appraised the painting at £200 000. 他们对这幅画的估价为20万英镑。
- appraise somebody (British English)
to make a formal judgement about the value of a person’s work, usually after a discussion with them about it (对某人的工作)作出评价
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘set a price on’): alteration of apprize, by association with praise. The current sense dates from the mid 19th cent.