動(dòng)詞 laud:

1. praise, glorify, or honor
   同義詞：extol, exalt, glorify, proclaim

1. The act of lauding; praise.
   贊美稱頌的行為; 稱贊
2. We laud him a warmhearted man.
   我們稱贊他是個(gè)熱心人。
3. My mother lauded me yesterday.
   我媽媽昨天表?yè)P(yáng)了我。

laud

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
laud.ed,laud.ing,lauds
To give praise to; glorify.See Synonyms at praise
給予贊美；稱贊參見(jiàn) praise
n.（名詞）
Praise; glorification.
贊譽(yù)；贊頌
A hymn or song of praise.
贊美詩(shī)或頌歌
Often Lauds (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
常作 Lauds （與單數(shù)或復(fù)數(shù)動(dòng)詞連用）
The service of prayers following the matins and constituting with them the first of the seven canonical hours.
晨經(jīng)：晨禱之后的祈禱儀式，同晨禱一齊組成七個(gè)規(guī)定的祈禱時(shí)刻的第一部分
The time appointed for this service.
上述祈禱的時(shí)刻

來(lái)源：
Middle English lauden
中古英語(yǔ) lauden
from Old French lauder
源自 古法語(yǔ) lauder
from Latin laud3re
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) laud3re
from laus laud- [praise]
源自 laus laud- [稱贊]

【引伸】
laud.er
n.（名詞）