appreciate
/əpˈriʃiˌet/KK
/əpˈɹiʃiˌeɪt/IPA
əp·ri·ʃi·et
變化形
appreciates
appreciated
appreciated
appreciating
1.
感激；感謝
因某人提供的幫助、體貼、時間或其他善意行為而感到感謝。
用法：appreciate 後面直接接受詞，不接 to。常見說法是 I appreciate your help.；不是 I appreciate to you.。
We appreciate your waiting while the bus is late.
公車晚到時，謝謝您的等候。
I would appreciate it if you could answer by Friday.
如果你能在星期五前回答，我會很感謝。
I really appreciate your help with my science project.
我非常感謝你幫忙完成我的自然科專題。
2.
欣賞；重視；體會
了解某事物很好、很有價值或很重要，因此予以欣賞、重視或珍惜。
用法：appreciate 可接名詞、動名詞或 wh-子句。appreciate 後通常不直接接不定詞；說「我很感激能有這個機會」時，常說 I appreciate having this opportunity。
After hiking in the heat, we appreciated the cold tea even more.
在炎熱天氣中健行後，我們更加懂得欣賞冰茶的美好。
Students should appreciate the importance of checking information before sharing it on the internet.
學生應該了解在網路上分享資訊前先查證的重要性。
I appreciate how much effort my parents put into preparing Lunar New Year dinner.
我體會到父母準備農曆新年晚餐花了多少心力。
3.
升值；增值
指房屋、土地、貨幣或其他資產的市場價值隨時間上升。
用法：此義通常不接受詞：The property appreciated.。若要說增加多少，可用 appreciate by 加金額或百分比。
The apartment near the new MRT station has appreciated in value over the past few years.
靠近新捷運站的那間公寓，近幾年來已經增值。
If a country’s money appreciates, things from other countries may cost less.
如果一個國家的貨幣升值，其他國家的東西可能會變得比較便宜。
常見錯誤
I appreciate to you for your help.
I appreciate your help.／I appreciate you helping me.
I appreciate you to help me.
I appreciate you helping me.／I appreciate your help.
I am very appreciate for your kindness.
I am very grateful for your kindness.／I really appreciate your kindness.
I appreciate if you can send me the file.
I would appreciate it if you could send me the file.
相關字詞
學習提示
・表示「感謝」時，appreciate 通常比 thank 更適合接「幫忙、時間、體諒」等事物：I appreciate your time.。
・appreciate it 是很常用的完整回應，可用來回應別人的協助或體貼。
・would appreciate it if … 是禮貌請求句型，常見於電子郵件與較正式的訊息。
・「欣賞」義不只用於藝術，也可表示理解他人的辛勞或重視某件事的重要性。