elate

英[ɪ'leɪt] 美

近义词

反义词depress

第三人称单数: elates;过去式: elated;过去分词: elated;现在分词: elating;

elate: elate: [16] Elate means literally ‘lift up’, and that is how it was originally used in English: ‘Placus doth elate his shady forehead’, George Chapman, Iliad 1611. The word comes from ēlātus, the past participle of Latin efferre. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and ferre ‘carry’ (a relative of English bear). Its metaphorical extension to a ‘lifting of the spirits, exultation’ had already started in the Latin word, and had completely ousted the literal meaning in English before the end of the 18th century.
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elate (v.): 1570s, literal, "to raise, elevate," probably from Latin elatus "uplifted, exalted," past participle of effere "carry out, bring forth" (see elation), or else a back-formation from elation. Figurative use, "to raise or swell the mind or spirit with satisfaction and pride," is from 1610s. Related: Elated; elating.

1. When elate on a subject, he could not avoid talking about it.: 如果他有什么自以为得意的事情, 他总按捺不住;要把它说出来.

3. Meanwhile, the economic benefit of the mixed pattern of L . gmelinii and A. elate was analysed.: 同时对落叶松-龙牙葱木这一混交模式的经济效益进行了分析.