ecstatic
英 [?k'st?t?k; ek-]
美 [?k'st?t?k]
助記提示
1. ec- "out" + stat- "place, cause to stand" (hist- [sist-] => st- => stat-, 從脫落、吸收、簡化、縮略到過去分詞的過程) + -ic.
2. => drive out of one's mind. => 靈魂出竅，出神，入迷。=> 狂喜的，出神的，心醉神迷的，使著迷的，陶醉的。
3. 靈魂出竅 => 得意忘形。這兩種情況都是差不多的，都是脫離了本體。
英文詞源
- ecstatic (adj.)
- 1590s, "mystically absorbed," from Greek ekstatikos "unstable, inclined to depart from," from ekstasis (see ecstasy). Meaning "characterized by or subject to intense emotions" is from 1660s, now usually pleasurable ones, but not originally always so. Related: Ecstatical; ecstatically.
雙語例句
- 1. The production received ecstatic reviews and had audiences weeping.
- 那部上演的戲備受好評，讓觀眾潸然淚下。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. They gave an ecstatic reception to the speech.
- 他們興致勃勃地聆聽了演講。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Sally was ecstatic about her new job.
- 薩莉對她的新工作高興得發狂。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. She was absolutely ecstatic when I told her the news.
- 當我把這個消息告訴她時,她興奮極了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Annie was ecstatic about the idea.
- 安妮為這個主意欣喜若狂.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》