Word of the Day：May 13, 2021
exhilarate
使高兴；使兴奋；使激动
verb ig-ZIL-uh-rayt
Definition
: to make (someone) very happy and excited or elated
使……很高兴、使……很激动或兴高采烈
Examples
"To be working, to be making a film for the cinema, at a time when so many people were wondering if that would ever be possible again, was exhilarating. We proved to ourselves the heady fact that we can still work, even under this pandemic, it does not need to rob us of everything we cherish." — Tilda Swinton, quoted in The Asbury Park (New Jersey) Press, 10 Mar. 2021
很多人都想知道是否还会再次实现这一目标的同时，为工作，为做电影拍电影而感到兴奋。 我们向自己证明了令人兴奋的真相，即使在这种流行病下，我们仍然可以工作，它并不会夺走我们所珍惜的一切。”
"Maxey's flashes have exhilarated, but his small stature, inefficient shooting, and defensive shortcomings loom large. If the Sixers truly want to compete, he's the kind of long-term project you might exchange for a win-now piece." — Christopher Kline, The Sixer Sense (thesixersense), 20 Mar. 2021
“闪光的马克西令人兴奋（激动），虽然他身材矮小，投中率稍低和防御力显而易见的略差。如果 the Sixers 真的想竞争角逐，他就是你可以换取制胜之道的一个长期人选。”
Did You Know?
Many people find exhilarate a difficult word to spell. It's easy to forget that silent "h" in there, and is it an "er" or "ar" after the "l"? It may be easier to remember the spelling if you know that exhilarate ultimately derives from the Latin adjective hilarus, meaning "cheerful." (This also explains why the earliest meaning of exhilarate is "to make cheerful.") Exhilarate comes from exhilaratus, the past participle of exhilarare, which is formed by combining ex- and hilarare, a verb that derives from hilarus and means "to cheer or gladden." If hilarus looks familiar, that may be because it's also the source of hilarious and hilarity (as well as hilariously and hilariousness, of course).
许多人发现单词 exhilarate 很难拼写。 很容易忘记无声“ h”，及在“ l”之后是“ er”还是“ ar”？ 如果您知道单词“exhilarate”最终源自于拉丁形容词“ hilarus”（意思是“cheerful「开朗」”），记住该拼写可能会更容易记住。 （这也解释了为什么 exhilarate 的最初的含义是“to make cheerful「使高兴」”。）Exhilarate 来自于 exhilaratus，exhilarare 的过去分词，它是通过ex-与hilarare组合而成，ex-和hilarare都是动词，hilarare 起源于 hilarus，意为“to cheer or gladden「欢呼或高兴」”。 如果 hilarus 看起来很眼熟，那可能是因为它（hilarus）也是 hilarous 「极其滑稽的」和 hilarity「欢闹」 的起源（当然，也包括 hilariously 「引人发笑地」和 hilariousness「狂喜」 ）。
Name That Synonym
Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of exhilarate: _ _ ev _ t _.
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