approval
gb/əpɹˈuvəl/ us/əpɹˈuvəl/
B1
英語
~ 2200
jóváhagyás, engedély, elismerés, helyeslés
名詞
B1
1
jóváhagyás
B2
engedély
A2
用法パターン：
[someone]'s approval of [something]
The new building design received city council approval.
Az új épület terve megkapta a városi tanács jóváhagyását.
Her promotion was subject to the manager's approval.
Az előléptetése a vezetője jóváhagyásától függött.
We cannot start the project without official approval.
He sought his parents' approval before proposing.
The drug has not yet won government approval.
学習者向け例文
I need my boss's approval for the trip.
Az utazáshoz szükségem van a főnököm jóváhagyására.
We got approval to use the park.
Engedélyt kaptunk a park használatára.
The plan has official approval.
She asked for her teacher's approval.
The new rules need government approval.
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'approval' with 'permission'. While related, 'approval' often implies agreement with the idea itself, not just allowing it.
意味
official agreement or permission
コロケーション
gain approval
|seek approval
|official approval
|parental approval
|approval process
類義語
authorization (More formal and often used in legal or bureaucratic contexts.)
対義語
disapproval (Expressing a negative opinion or refusal toward something.)
テーマ
business
|daily life
|law
|core_vocabulary
定義
When someone says yes to a plan or idea, often in an official way.
The act of agreeing to or accepting something, often in an official or formal way.
名詞
B1
2
用法パターン：
[someone]'s approval of [someone/something]
She smiled in approval when her son played the piano.
Elismerően mosolygott, amikor a fia zongorázott.
His latest novel met with critical approval.
A kritikusok elismeréssel fogadták a legújabb regényét.
The teacher gave him a nod of approval.
They looked to the crowd for signs of approval.
Her speech won the audience's warm approval.
学習者向け例文
My father gave me a smile of approval.
Apám elismerő mosollyal nézett rám.
The teacher showed her approval of my work.
A tanárnő elismerését fejezte ki a munkám iránt.
I saw his nod of approval.
The team got a lot of public approval.
She likes to win people's approval.
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse this sense with 'permission', but here it refers to liking or praising, not allowing.
意味
positive opinion or praise
コロケーション
nod of approval
|smile of approval
|signs of approval
類義語
endorsement (Often used when someone publicly supports a person, product, or idea.)
対義語
criticism (Expressing a negative judgment about something.)
テーマ
emotions
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
定義
When someone thinks something or someone is good and shows it.
A feeling or expression that something or someone is good or acceptable.
文法
辞書形
approval
IPA
GB/əpɹˈuvəl/
US/əpɹˈuvəl/
音節・強勢
ap - prov - al （3音節）
Stress on 2nd syllable (prov)
活用形
Noun
- Base: approval
- Plural: approval, approvals
関連語
Forms
approvals
noun
Core family
approve
verb B1
Related words
approving
adjective
approvingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
表現
give one's approval
1/ɡˈɪv wˈʌnz əpɹˈuvəl/
fixed phrase
express agreement or permission
To say yes to something officially or clearly.
例文
- The board gave its approval to the merger.
- My parents gave their approval for me to travel alone.
meet with someone's approval
1/mˈit wˈɪθ sˈʌmwˌʌnz əpɹˈuvəl/
fixed phrase
be accepted by someone
To be liked or accepted by a person.
例文
- Her suggestion met with everyone's approval.
- The changes did not meet with the manager's approval.
seal of approval
1/sˈil əv əpɹˈuvəl/
idiom
Official endorsement or acceptance
An action or statement showing someone approves of something.
例文
- The project got the manager’s seal of approval.
- Winning the award gave her work a seal of approval.
seal of approval
2/sˈil əv əpɹˈuvəl/
idiom
official support statement
A sign or statement that shows something is officially accepted or supported.
例文
- The product received the FDA's seal of approval.
- Her mentor's praise was the seal of approval she needed.
stamp of approval
3/stˈæmp əv əpɹˈuvəl/
idiom
sign that something is approved
A clear sign that someone with power or influence accepts or supports something.
例文
- The project got the CEO's stamp of approval.
- The project finally received the CEO’s stamp of approval.
- Winning the award was like getting a stamp of approval from the industry.
- Getting the committee’s stamp of approval was not easy.
- The partnership has the clear stamp of approval from both governments.