exhilarate
英 [ɪg'zɪləreɪt; eg-]
美 [ɪɡ'zɪləret]
助記提示
1. 嬉樂節是古羅馬的著名節日。時間為3月25日，在古羅馬，嬉樂節是慶祝阿提斯(Attis)神複活的節日。而Hilaria（嬉樂節）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，嬉樂節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，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.
雙語例句
- 1. This dangerous task exhilarate his spirits.
- 這項危險的任務使他精神振奮。
來自辭典例句