exhilarate
英 [?g'z?l?re?t; eg-]
美[?ɡ'z?l?ret]
- vt. 使高興,使振奮;使愉快
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詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?exhilarates;過(guò)去式:?exhilarated;過(guò)去分詞:?exhilarated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?exhilarating;名詞:?exhilaration;形容詞:?exhilarated;
助記提示
1. 嬉樂(lè)節(jié)是古羅馬的著名節(jié)日。時(shí)間為3月25日,在古羅馬,嬉樂(lè)節(jié)是慶祝阿提斯(Attis)神復(fù)活的節(jié)日。而Hilaria(嬉樂(lè)節(jié))一詞可能就是hilarity(歡鬧)和hilarious(歡鬧的)的詞根,其含義是瘋狂地嬉鬧。今天,嬉樂(lè)節(jié)也被稱為羅馬歡笑日。
中文詞源
exhilarate 使興奮
ex-, 向外。-hil, 高興,歡樂(lè),詞源同console, silly.
英文詞源
- exhilarate (v.)
- 1530s, from Latin exhilaratus "cheerful, merry," past participle of exhilarare "gladden, cheer," from ex- "thoroughly" (see ex-) + hilarare "make cheerful," from hilarus "cheerful" (see hilarity). Related: Exhilarated; exhilarating.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. This dangerous task exhilarate his spirits.
- 這項(xiàng)危險(xiǎn)的任務(wù)使他精神振奮。
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