admire

• vt.賞賛する；称賛する
• vi. 賞賛；賞賛

接頭辞ad-、行く、に行く。語源はmire（驚嘆する）、miracle（奇跡）、wonder（不思議）と同じ、語源はsmile（驚き笑う）と同じ。ここではsが脱落し、rとlが英語化されている。

admire

admire: [16] Admire has rather run out of steam since it first entered the language. It comes originally from the same Latin source as marvel and miracle, and from the 16th to the 18th centuries it meant ‘marvel at’ or ‘be astonished’. Its weaker modern connotations of ‘esteem’ or ‘approval’, however, have been present since the beginning, and have gradually ousted the more exuberant expressions of wonderment. It is not clear whether English borrowed the word from French admirer or directly from its source, Latin admīrārī, literally ‘wonder at’, a compound verb formed from ad- and mīrārī ‘wonder’.
=> marvel, miracle

admire (v.)

early 15c. (implied in admired), from Middle French admirer (Old French amirer, 14c.), or directly from Latin admirari "to wonder at" (see admiration). Related: Admiring; admiringly.

1. I had to admire David 's vow that he would leave the programme.

デイヴィッドはこのプロジェクトを去ることを誓ったので、私は彼に感心しなければならなかった。

2.We admire her dedication to the cause of humanity.

私たちは彼女の人間事業に対する献身的な精神に敬服している。

3.We took time to stop and admire the view.

わざわざ足を止めて景色を楽しむ。

4.His was a rags-to-riches story and people admire that.

彼は裸一貫でスタートし、人々は彼に感心している。

5.I am content to admire the mountains from below.

ふもとから山を見ることに満足しています。