exhilarate
英 [ɪɡˈzɪl.ə.reɪt]
美 [ɪɡˈzɪl.ə.reɪt]
1. 嬉乐节是古罗马的著名节日。时间为3月25日,在古罗马,嬉乐节是庆祝阿提斯(Attis)神复活的节日。而Hilaria(嬉乐节)一词可能就是hilarity(欢闹)和hilarious(欢闹的)的词根,其含义是疯狂地嬉闹。今天,嬉乐节也被称为罗马欢笑日。
exhilarate 使兴奋ex-, 向外。-hil, 高兴,欢乐,词源同console, silly.
- 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.
- 1. This dangerous task exhilarate his spirits.
- 这项危险的任务使他精神振奋。