在中文中，"宠爱"通常翻译为"cherish"或"dote on"。这两个词都指"对某人或某物充满爱意和珍视"。

关于这两个词的来源，"cherish"来自拉丁语"carus"，意思是"喜爱"或"珍视"；而"dote on"则源于古英语"dōtian"，意思是"对某人或某物过分爱慕"。

以下是一些例句：

I cherish the time I spend with my family. (我宠爱与家人共度的时光。)

My grandmother dotes on her pets. (我奶奶宠爱她的宠物。)

He cherishes the memories of his childhood. (他宠爱他童年的记忆。)

She dotes on her only daughter. (她宠爱她的独生女。)