A very strong, almost floating feeling of happiness and excitement — much bigger than being pleased or glad, and usually short. That shortness is built into how people use the word: euphoria comes after a win, a first success, a wedding, an election result, and then it fades and ordinary life comes back.

A very strong, almost floating feeling of happiness and excitement一種非常強烈、幾乎飄飄然的快樂與興奮感 much bigger than being pleased or glad比高興或開心強烈得多 and usually short而且通常很短暫。That shortness is built into how people use the word這種短暫感就內建在這個字的用法裡 euphoria comes after a win, a first success, a wedding, an election result euphoria常出現在獲勝、第一次成功、婚禮、選舉結果之後 and then it fades然後就漸漸退去 and ordinary life comes back日常生活又回來了。

Writers often say so directly — 'the euphoria soon wore off', 'the initial euphoria gave way to hard work'. It is an uncountable noun: 'a feeling of euphoria', 'in a state of euphoria', 'a mood of euphoria', never 'a euphoria'.

Writers often say so directly作家常常直接這樣寫：'the euphoria soon wore off' 'the euphoria soon wore off'，那股興奮很快就消退了 'the initial euphoria gave way to hard work' 'the initial euphoria gave way to hard work'，最初的興奮讓位給了辛苦的工作。It is an uncountable noun它是不可數名詞：'a feeling of euphoria' 'a feeling of euphoria' 'in a state of euphoria' 'in a state of euphoria' 'a mood of euphoria' 'a mood of euphoria' never 'a euphoria'但絕不會說 'a euphoria'。

It has two homes. In ordinary and news English it describes crowds and moods — the euphoria after the team won, the euphoria in the stock market. In medicine it is a technical, neutral word for an abnormally high mood caused by illness, injury or a drug; doctors write 'the patient reported euphoria' with no praise in it at all.

It has two homes這個字有兩個「家」。In ordinary and news English在日常和新聞英文裡 it describes crowds and moods它用來形容群眾和氛圍 the euphoria after the team won像球隊獲勝後的 euphoria the euphoria in the stock market或股市裡的 euphoria。In medicine在醫學上 it is a technical, neutral word它是個中性的專業術語 for an abnormally high mood caused by illness, injury or a drug指因疾病、受傷或藥物引起的異常高昂情緒 doctors write醫生會寫 the patient reported euphoria「病人表示有欣快感」 with no praise in it at all完全沒有讚美的意思。

Because of that second home, and because the feeling is expected to crash, euphoria in adult writing often hints that the happiness is not quite grounded in reality.

Because of that second home因為有醫學這個第二個「家」 and because the feeling is expected to crash也因為這種感覺被預期會退去 euphoria in adult writing在給大人看的寫作裡 euphoria often hints常常暗示 that the happiness is not quite grounded in reality那份快樂不太踏實、不完全貼著現實。