felicitate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To congratulate. transitive
    — […]we contemplate death under quite a different aspect;—creating in us such sweet influences of joy, that our beloved brethren, under one common Father, have attained what we ought all to be in search of, the heavenly goal, that rather than repine at this their advancement, we sincerely felicitate them.
形容词 adj.
  1. Made very happy. archaic
    — I am alone felicitate / In your dear highness' love.

词形变化

felicitates present,singular,third-person felicitating participle,present felicitated participle,past felicitated past more felicitate comparative most felicitate superlative

词源

词源 1
From Latin fēlicitātus, perfect passive participle of fēlīcitō (“to felicitate”) (from fēlīx (“happy”)), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Compare French féliciter.
词源 2
From Latin fēlicitātus, see Etymology 1 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.
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