Heartening is what we call news, a result, or someone’s words when they make you feel happier and more hopeful. You will meet it most as an adjective: heartening news, a heartening result, it is heartening to see….

news, a result, or someone's words新聞、結果，或某人的話 when they make you feel happier and more hopeful讓你感覺更開心、更有希望的時候, is what we call我們就把它叫做 Heartening heartening。You will meet it most你最常會看到它 as an adjective當形容詞用: heartening news, a heartening result, it is heartening to see…這幾種說法。

It is the -ing form of hearten, ‘to give someone more heart,’ in the old English sense of courage and hope, not the organ in your chest.

It is它是 the -ing form of hearten hearten這個字加上-ing的形式, 'to give someone more heart,'意思是「給某人多一點heart」 in the old English sense用的是古老英文裡的意思 of courage and hope也就是勇氣和希望, not the organ in your chest不是你胸口那個器官。

Though actually, in everyday talk people often say encouraging instead. Heartening is a little more like careful speech or writing, and it leans on the feeling of hope, not only ‘this is a good sign.’ A friend might say That makes me feel better; a teacher or a newspaper might say The turnout was heartening.

Though actually不過, in everyday talk日常說話裡 people often say encouraging instead人們常常改說encouraging。Heartening is a little more like heartening比較像是 careful speech or writing講究一點的說話或寫作用字, and it leans on而且它靠的是 the feeling of hope有希望的那種感覺, not only 'this is a good sign.'不只是「這是個好跡象」而已。A friend might say朋友可能會說 That makes me feel better這句話; a teacher or a newspaper might say老師或報紙可能會說 The turnout was heartening這句話。

It is a warm word, not a technical one, and it is about a lift in spirit, not about making someone laugh.

It is這是 a warm word一個溫暖的字, not a technical one不是技術性的字, and it is about而且講的是 a lift in spirit心情上的提振, not about making someone laugh不是逗人笑。