"setting of a price," by 1784, American English, from appraise + -al (2). Figurative sense, "act of appraising" (originally a term of literary criticism) is from 1817.
权威例句
1. Self-appraisal is never easy.
进行自我评价向来很难。
2. What's your appraisal of the situation?
你对局势是如何评估的?
3. What is needed in such cases is a calm appraisal of the situation.
在此类情况下需要对形势有一个冷静的评估。
4. Appraisal has traditionally been seen as most applicable to those in management and supervisory positions.