exhilarate
英 [ɪg'zɪləreɪt; eg-]
美 [ɪɡ'zɪləret]
語源
爽快にするex-, 外の。-hil、幸せ、喜び、語源的にはconsole、愚かなと同じ。
英語の語源
- 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.
例文
- 1. This dangerous task exhilarate his spirits.
- この危険な任務は彼を奮い立たせた。