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. => relate
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.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. When elate on a subject, he could not avoid talking about it.
如果他有什么自以為得意的事情, 他總按捺不住;要把它說(shuō)出來(lái).
來(lái)自辭典例句
2. The tiding of victory elate the whole nation.
勝利的消息使得舉國(guó)歡悅.
來(lái)自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. Meanwhile, the economic benefit of the mixed pattern of L . gmelinii and A. elate was analysed.