praise: [13] Despite a certain similarity in form and meaning, praise has no connection with pray. It comes ultimately from Latin pretium ‘price’, which has also given English precious, price, prize, etc. From it was derived the late Latin verb pretiāre ‘value highly, praise’, which English acquired via Old French preisier. => precious, price, prize
praise (v.)
c. 1300, "to laud, commend, flatter," from Old French preisier, variant of prisier "to praise, value," from Late Latin preciare, earlier pretiare (see price (n.)). Replaced Old English lof, hret.
Specifically with God as an object from late 14c. Related: Praised; praising. Now a verb in most Germanic languages (German preis, Danish pris, etc.), but only in English is it differentiated in form from cognate price.
praise (n.)
early 14c., not common until 16c., from praise (v.).
例文
1. The team also won praise for sportsmanship and fair play.
同チームはまた、その良好なスポーツ精神と公平な競争精神によって表彰された。
2.It is difficult to praise this immaculately researched work too highly.
この研究の仕事には瑕疵はなく、いくら称賛しても過言ではない。
3.Prince Sadruddin lavished praise on Britain 's contributions to world diplomacy.
サドルディン王子は世界外交への英国の貢献を大いに称賛した。
4.They have been listening to people 's gripes，moans and praise .
彼らは人々の愚痴、愚痴、表彰に耳を傾けてきた。
5.American reviewers are lavish in their praise of this book.