Exhilaration is the feeling itself — that surge of happiness, excitement and energy that comes over you after something thrilling.

Exhilaration is the feeling itself exhilaration指的就是那種感覺本身 that surge of happiness, excitement and energy that comes over you after something thrilling也就是刺激的事發生後湧上心頭的那股快樂、興奮和活力

It is an uncountable noun, so you talk about "a sense of exhilaration," "a feeling of exhilaration," "pure exhilaration," and you do not say "an exhilaration" or "two exhilarations." Writers use it more than speakers do; in conversation people say "it was exhilarating" or "I felt so alive," while a book or an article will say "she felt a rush of exhilaration." That word "rush" is a big clue to its nature: exhilaration arrives quickly and does not stay long.

It is an uncountable noun這是個不可數名詞 so you talk about a sense of exhilaration, a feeling of exhilaration, pure exhilaration所以你會說『a sense of exhilaration』、『a feeling of exhilaration』、『pure exhilaration』 and you do not say an exhilaration or two exhilarations而不會說『an exhilaration』或『two exhilarations』 Writers use it more than speakers do寫作的人比說話的人更常用這個字 in conversation people say it was exhilarating or I felt so alive口語對話裡大家會說『it was exhilarating』或『I felt so alive』 while a book or an article will say she felt a rush of exhilaration而書或文章則會寫『she felt a rush of exhilaration』 That word rush is a big clue to its nature『rush』這個字就是很大的線索，透露出它的本質 exhilaration arrives quickly and does not stay longexhilaration來得快，也不會停留太久

It is also frequently placed next to its opposites, because strong experiences carry both at once — "a mixture of fear and exhilaration" is one of the most common ways the word appears in English.

It is also frequently placed next to its opposites這個字也常常跟它的反義詞放在一起 because strong experiences carry both at once因為強烈的經驗往往兩種感覺同時都有 a mixture of fear and exhilaration is one of the most common ways the word appears in English『a mixture of fear and exhilaration』是這個字在英文裡最常見的用法之一