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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary eu·pho·ria ETYMOLOGY New Latin, from Greek, from euphoros healthy, from eu- + pherein to bear — more at bear DATE circa 1751 : a feeling of well-being or elation English Etymology euphoria 1727, a physician's term for "condition of feeling healthy and comfortable (especially when sick)," from Gk. euphoria "power of bearing easily, fertility," from euphoros, lit. "bearing well," from eu-"well" + pherein "to carry" (see infer). Non-technical use, now the main one, dates to 1882. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 euphoria eu·phoria / ju:5fC:riE / noun[U] an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement that usually lasts only a short time (通常指持续时间较短的)极度愉快的心情,极度兴奋的情绪 • eu·phor·ic / ju:5fCrik; NAmE -5fC:r-; -5fB:r- / adj.: My euphoric mood could not last. 我兴奋的心情持久不了。 ⇨ note at excited Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English euphoria noun ADJ. early, initial after the initial euphoria | general QUANT. wave The news sparked a wave of euphoria across the country. VERB + EUPHORIA feel the euphoria we all felt when they were finally defeated EUPHORIA + VERB evaporate, fade PREP. ~ about All the euphoria about the ‘new methods’ soon faded. | ~ over By then, the euphoria over the fall of the Berlin Wall had evaporated. PHRASES a feeling of euphoria, a state of euphoria OLT euphoria noun ⇨ joy Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged eu·pho·ria \yüˈfōrēə, -fȯr-\ noun (-s) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, from eu- + -phoria : a feeling of well-being or elation; especially : one that is groundless, disproportionate to its cause, or inappropriate to one's life situation |
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