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recommendation

UK /ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn/US /ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn/

词源

源自中古法语 'recommendation',来自拉丁语 'recommendare'(re- 再次 + commendare 推荐)。

noun

❶ 正式或非正式的建议,通常基于个人经验或专业知识,目的是帮助他人做出决定或选择。

“The doctor gave me a recommendation to eat more vegetables.”

(医生建议我多吃蔬菜。)

“I followed my friend's recommendation and watched that movie.”

(我听从朋友的建议去看了那部电影。)

同义词:suggestion, advice, proposal, endorsement, counsel

常见短语

letter of recommendation — 正式的文件,通常由老师、雇主或专业人士撰写,用于支持某人申请工作、学校或其他机会。

“She asked her professor for a letter of recommendation for graduate school.”

(她向教授要了一封研究生申请的推荐信。)

on someone's recommendation — 因为某人的建议或推荐而采取行动,强调听从了他人的意见。

“I tried this restaurant on my colleague's recommendation.”

(我因为同事的推荐尝试了这家餐厅。)