felicitate

英 [fəˈlɪs.ɪ.teɪt]      美 [fəˈlɪs.ɪ.teɪt]
  • vt. 庆贺;庆祝
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felicitate (v.)
1620s, "to render happy" (obsolete); 1630s, "to reckon happy;" from Late Latin felicitatus, past participle of felicitare "to make happy," from Latin felicitas "fruitfulness, happiness," from felix "fruitful, fertile; lucky, happy" (see felicity). Meaning "congratulate, compliment upon a happy event" is from 1630s. Related: Felicitated; felicitating. Little-used alternative verb form felicify (1680s) yielded adjective felicific (1865).
1. Allow me to felicitate you upon the birth of your daughter.
恭贺你喜得千金.
2. I felicitate myself on my narrow escape.
我庆幸自己死里逃生。
3. I felicitate you on your memory, sir ( John Fowles )
祝贺你有这么好的记忆, 先生 ( 约翰福尔斯 )

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