一词多义 | appreciate 不只是“感激”

appreciate 

/əˈpriːʃieɪt/

v. 欣赏

例句

Without this knowledge we can appreciate only the formal content of Egyptian art, and we will fail to understand why it was produced or the concepts that shaped it and caused it to adopt its distinctive forms. (TPO 11) 

没有这些知识，我们就只能欣赏埃及艺术形式上的内容，而无法了解其产生的原因或者塑造及造成其独特形式的理念。

v. 认识

例句

She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the Irish conflict.

她从来没有真正认识到爱尔兰矛盾的深刻和激烈。

v. 升值

例句

They don't have any confidence that houses will appreciate in value.

他们完全不相信房子会升值。