lionize

• vt. 把……奉為名人；遊覽名勝
• vi. 遊覽名勝

來自lion,獅子，引申詞義大人物，名人。

lionize (v.)

"to treat (someone) as a celebrity," a hybrid from lion + -ize. Used by Scott, 1809, and preserving lion in the sense of "person of note who is much sought-after" (1715), originally in reference to the lions formerly kept in the Tower of London (referred to from late 16c.), objects of general curiosity that every visitor in town was taken to see. Related: Lionized; lionizing.

1. The press began to lionize him enthusiastically.

媒體開始狂熱地吹捧他。

來自辭典例句