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Someone who is exultant is full of that leaping joy and pride — they have just succeeded, and it shows on the face, in the voice, in the way they stand. It is a rather formal, adjective. You might read “exultant fans” or “an exultant smile” in a newspaper. In speech, people more often say overjoyed, thrilled, or delighted. Though actually, exultant still keeps a hint of winning: it is happiness with a score attached, not the quiet happiness of a peaceful afternoon. You can be happy without being exultant; this word is for the burst that follows a result you wanted.
歡欣鼓舞的;得意洋洋的
組成From Latin exsultāns, present participle of exsultō (“rejoice; boast”). See also exult.
同家族的字
- exultthe verb this adjective comes from
- exultationthe noun from the same Latin verb
- exultantlythe adverb: exultant + -ly
原始詞典資料1 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
exultantadj/ɪɡˈzʌl.tənt/
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Very happy, especially at someone else's defeat or failure.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。