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The character 褒 is a phono-semantic compound with the clothing radical 衣 split into an enclosing framework, and the phonetic component 保 in the middle. Its original meaning referred to wide, loose-fitting garments. This sense became obsolete as the character shifted to mean praising or honoring someone's virtues, likely from the metaphor of bestowing grand robes as a mark of official recognition.
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这个词是褒义的。
老师褒奖了优秀学生。
他的行为受到大家的褒扬。
在报告中，他褒贬了各种观点。
这部电影获得了评论家的褒奖。
她以褒义的语言描述了这个故事。
历史学家对这位领袖的评价褒贬不一。
在颁奖典礼上，他慷慨陈词，褒扬了所有贡献者。