lionize

英 ['laɪənaɪz]美 ['laɪənaɪz]
  • vt. 把……奉为名人；游览名胜
  • vi. 游览名胜
GRE

中文词源

lionize 把某人当名人看待

来自lion,狮子，引申词义大人物，名人。

英文词源

lionize (v.)
"to treat (someone) as a celebrity," a hybrid from lion + -ize. Used by Scott, 1809, and preserving lion in the sense of "person of note who is much sought-after" (1715), originally in reference to the lions formerly kept in the Tower of London (referred to from late 16c.), objects of general curiosity that every visitor in town was taken to see. Related: Lionized; lionizing.

双语例句

1. The press began to lionize him enthusiastically.
媒体开始狂热地吹捧他。
来自辞典例句