exhilarate

vt. 使高兴，使振奋；使愉快

中文词源

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. 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。