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Felicitate Happy Fi'lisiteit V 祝贺,庆祝 英 V.祝贺,庆祝(To Happiness

单词 felicitate
音标 [fi'lisiteit]
解释 v. 祝贺,庆祝
红宝书 【英】 v.祝贺,庆祝(to wish happiness to; congratulate)
【记】 felic(幸福)+itate→ 使…幸福→祝贺
【同】 同根词:felicific( 导致快乐的)
【例】 I sent my felicitations to her when she graduated.
字源 felicitate (v.)
1620s, "to render happy;" 1630s, "to reckon happy;" from Latin felicitatus, past participle of felicitare "to make happy," from felicitas "fruitfulness, happiness," from felix (see felicity). Meaning "congratulate" is from 1630s. Related: Felicitated; felicitating.
不择手段背单词
趣味全助记 【记】有了一份感情feeling后,别人向你祝贺,ate结尾的是动词

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