[pen nī bunkhun] (v, exp) EN: be indebted to s.o. (for help/support/encouragement) ; be under an obligation ; owe a debt of gratitude (to) ; be beholden (to) ; owe a lot to s.o. ; be grateful to s.o. for sth
[かんのう,
kannou] (n) encouragement of agriculture [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Encouragement \En*cour"age*ment\, n. [Cf. F. encouragement.]
1. The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to
practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.
[1913 Webster]
All generous encouragement of arts. --Otway.
[1913 Webster]
2. That which serves to incite, support, promote, or advance,
as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive; increase
of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement
among a rude people.
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To think of his paternal care,
Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer. --Byron.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
encouragement
n 1: the expression of approval and support [ant:
{discouragement}]
2: the act of giving hope or support to someone [syn: {boost},
{encouragement}]
3: the feeling of being encouraged
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
