Elation is the feeling of great happiness and excitement — the high itself. If elated describes the person, elation is what they feel. It can flash for a minute (the elation of hearing you passed) or hang over a whole afternoon.

Elation歡欣、興高采烈的感覺 is the feeling of great happiness and excitement是一種非常開心、興奮的感覺——the high itself就是那種「嗨」的感覺本身。If elated describes the person如果 elated 是用來形容一個人，elation is what they feelelation 就是他們感受到的那種情緒。It它 can flash for a minute可能只是一瞬間閃過（the elation of hearing you passed像是聽到自己通過考試那一刻的興奮），or hang over a whole afternoon也可能整個下午都持續籠罩著你。

Writers like it because it names that lifted feeling clearly. It is not slang and not a doctor’s word; it is ordinary, slightly careful English.

Writers like it作家喜歡用這個字 because it names that lifted feeling clearly因為它能很清楚地講出那種被提振起來的感覺。It它 is not slang and not a doctor's word不是俚語，也不是醫學用語；it is ordinary, slightly careful English是普通、用起來稍微講究一點的英文。

Though actually the feeling often does not last, and people sometimes look back on their elation with a small smile, as if they know the ground will return.

Though actually the feeling often does not last不過其實這種感覺通常不會持續太久，and people sometimes look back on their elation with a small smile人們有時候會帶著淺淺的微笑回想自己當時的興高采烈，as if they know the ground will return彷彿知道自己終究會回到地面。

Do not mix it up with election (a vote) or inflation (prices going up), which only look a little similar.

Do not mix it up with election (a vote)別把它跟 election（選舉、投票）搞混，or inflation (prices going up)或是 inflation（物價上漲）搞混，which only look a little similar這些字只是長得有點像而已。