exaltation
英 [ˌeɡ.zɒlˈteɪ.ʃən]
美 [ˌeɡ.zɑːlˈteɪ.ʃən]
1. ex- "out, up" + alt- + -ation.
2. => raise, elevate.
exaltation 晋升,兴奋ex-, 向外。-alt, 高,词源同enhance, altitude.
- exaltation (n.)
- late 14c, from Old French exaltacion "enhancement, elevation," from Late Latin exaltationem (nominative exaltatio) "elevation, pride," noun of action from past participle stem of exaltare "to raise, elevate" (see exalt).
- 1. The poem, which appeared in 1890, is an exaltation of married love.
- 写于1890年的这首诗是对婚姻爱情的高度颂扬。
- 2. The city was swept up in the mood of exaltation.
- 整座城市处处洋溢着欢欣鼓舞的气氛。
- 3. the exaltation of emotion above logical reasoning
- 把情感提高到逻辑推理之上
- 4. The news filled us with exaltation.
- 这消息使我们非常兴奋.
- 5. He had the students all in a state of exaltation about literature.
- 他使那些学生对文学产生了浓厚的兴趣.