exhilarate
英 [ɪg'zɪləreɪt; eg-]
美 [ɪɡ'zɪləret]
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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。
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