approve

詳細解釋：

ap.prove

v.（動詞）
ap.proved,ap.prov.ing,ap.proves
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To consider right or good; think or speak favorably of.
贊成：認為是正確的或好的；表揚地想起或說起
To consent to officially or formally; confirm or sanction.
批准，認可：官方地或正式地同意；證實或批准
Obsolete To prove or attest.
【廢語】 證實，證明
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To show, feel, or express approval:
同意：表明、感覺或表達同意：
例句：
didn`t approve of the decision.
不贊成這個決定

來源：
Middle English approven
中古英文 approven
from Old French aprover
源自 古法文 aprover
from Latin approb3re
源自 拉丁語 approb3re
ad- [ad-]
ad- [前綴，表.朝，向.]
prob3re [to test] from probus [good] * see per
prob3re [測試] 源自 probus [好的] *參見 per

【引伸】
approv.able
adj.（形容詞）
approv.ingly
adv.（副詞）
<參考辭彙><同義詞>approve,endorse,sanction,certify,accredit,ratifyThese verbs mean to express a favorable opinion or to signify satisfaction or acceptance.Thoughapprove, the most widely applicable, often means simply to consider right or good (
這些動詞意指表達一種讚揚的意見或表明滿意或接受。雖然approve 套用最為廣泛，常意味著簡單地認為正確或好的（
例句：
knew my parents wouldn`t approve of what I had done), it can also denote official consent:
知道我父母不會贊成我所做的）， 它也可指明官方的同意：

例句：
.The colonel or commanding officer approves the sentence of a regimental court-martial. (Charles James).
.上校或指揮軍官同意團隊軍事法庭. （查理斯·詹姆斯）。

Endorse implies the expression of support, often by public statement:
Endorse 意指支持的表示，常用於公開聲明：
例句：
The senator will give a speech endorsing her party`s gubernatorial candidate.
參議員將做出支持她所在黨派州長候選人的演講。

Sanction usually implies not only approval (
Sanction 通常不僅指贊同（
例句：
Public opinion ought not to sanction the use of force) but also official authorization (
公眾意見不應贊同使用武力） 也指官方的認可（

例句：
The privilege of voting is a right sanctioned by law).
選舉權是法律所認可的權力)。

Certify and accredit imply official approval based on compliance with requirements or standards:
Certify
.The proper officers, comparing every article with its voucher, certified them to be right. (Benjamin Franklin).
accredit 意指基於與需要或標準相符的官方贊同：
例句：
.合格的官員，將每一物品與憑單比較，以確認它們是正確的. （班傑明·富蘭克林）。

例句：
The board of higher education will accredit only those institutions offering a sufficiently rigorous curriculum. To
高等教育理事會將只承認那些提供足夠嚴格的課程的學院。

ratify is to invest with legal authority by giving official sanction:
ratify 是指通過給予官方認可使之具有合法權威
例句：
.Amendments . . . shall be valid . . . when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths of the several States. (U.S. Constitution, Article V).
.修正案…當為四分之三的州立法機構贊同時…將生效. （美國憲法，第五條）