He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.是什么意思？

He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.

他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖.

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

extolled

v. 赞颂，赞扬，赞美( extol的过去式和过去分词 )；

例句
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.
他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖.

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

founder

vi. 失败，倒塌，沉没：沉到水下，摔倒：跌倒；vt. 破坏，使摔倒，使沉没；n. 创始人，建立者，翻砂工，蹄叶炎；

例句
Though the service is available only in California, its founder Michael Cane says he plans to franchise it in other states...
尽管只有在加利福尼亚才有这项服务，其创立者迈克尔·凯恩表示计划在其他州出售特许经营权。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

their

pron. 他（她，它）们的，在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

Florentine

n. 佛罗伦萨人，绫的一种；adj. 意大利佛罗伦萨的，佛罗伦萨画派的；

例句
He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.
他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖.

school

n. 学校，上学，学院，群；vt. 训练，锻炼，教育，教导，约束，给…上学；

例句
I was terrible at school and left with few academic qualifications...
我的学习成绩一塌糊涂，离校时几乎没有学历。