elated
大喜び
解説 Definition
elated は elate（大いに喜ばせる）の過去形・過去分詞で、形容詞として「大喜びの、非常にうれしい」という意味でよく使われます。人の感情が高揚している状態を表し、be elated の形が一般的です。
Elated describes someone who feels extremely happy and excited, usually because something especially good has happened. It is commonly used after be, feel, or look, and also functions as the past participle of elate.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
elate「大いに喜ばせる」の過去形・過去分詞で、規則どおり -d が付き、語末は /ɪd/ と発音します。実際には be・feel・look elated の形で「気分が高く持ち上がったように大喜びしている」と覚えます。happy より強く、合格や勝利など特別によい知らせによる高揚を表します。
Elated is the past tense and past participle of elate, formed by adding -d; the ending is pronounced /ɪd/. In modern use, however, it most often behaves like an adjective in be elated, feel elated, or look elated. Picture a person’s spirits being lifted high by excellent news, a victory, or an accepted proposal. This links naturally to its historical image of being “raised up.” Elated is stronger than simply happy: it suggests intense joy and excitement caused by a notably successful or welcome event.
例文
She was elated by the good news.
彼女はそのよい知らせに大喜びしました。
The team felt elated after winning the final match.
チームは決勝戦に勝って大喜びしました。
He looked elated when his research proposal was accepted.
研究計画が採択されたとき、彼はとても喜んでいる様子でした。
elated の類義語・関連語
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elated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
elated はラテン語 elatus「持ち上げられた」に由来し、e-「外へ」+ ferre「運ぶ」の過去分詞形です。もともと「高く持ち上げる」が「気分を持ち上げる」に転じたので「大喜びした」となり、関連語に elate, elation があります。
Elated comes from elate, which is related to Latin elatus, meaning “raised” or “carried up.” Elatus served as the past participle of efferre, formed from ex-, “out or up,” and ferre, “to carry.” The physical image of being lifted developed into the figurative idea of having one’s spirits raised, producing the modern sense of extreme happiness.
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