commendatory

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. That which commends; a commendation; eulogy. obsolete
    — To him he adheres, resigns the whole ware-house of his religion, with all the locks and keyes into his custody; and indeed makes the very person of that man his religion; esteems his associating with him a sufficient evidence and commendatory of his own piety.
形容词 adj.
  1. Serving to commend or compliment; complimentary.
    — 1577, Raphael Holinshed et al., The Firste Volume of the Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irlande, London: John Hunne, The Historie of England, Kinewulfe, p. 198, In the yeare of our Lorde .786. […] Pope Adrian sent two Lega[ts into] Englande […] with letters commendatory vnto Offa king of Mercia […]
  2. Holding a benefice in commendam.
    — a commendatory bishop

词形变化

more commendatory comparative most commendatory superlative commendatories plural

词汇关系

衍生词
commendatorily

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English commend
English -atory
English commendatory
From commend + -atory.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English commend
English -atory
English commendatory
From commend + -atory.
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