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elation 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Noun
/iˈlāSHən/,
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Great happiness and exhilaration,
  1. Great happiness and exhilaration
    • - Richard's elation at regaining his health was short-lived
  1. an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression
  2. a feeling of joy and pride
  3. (elated) exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits; "the elated winner"; "felt elated and excited"
  4. (elated) full of high-spirited delight; "a joyful heart"
  5. (elating) making lively and joyful
  6. Carnival Elation is a Fantasy class cruise ship owned by Carnival Cruise Lines. She currently sails year round four, five, and seven night cruises to the Western Caribbean out of Mobile, Alabama, which recently replaced the Carnival Fantasy, which moved to Charleston, South Carolina.
  7. (Elative (gradation)) In Semitic linguistics, the elative is a stage of gradation in Arabic that can be used both for a superlative and comparative. The Arabic elative has a special inflection similar to that of colour adjectives, though differing in certain details. ...
  8. (elated) Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased
  9. (elated) (adj.) overjoyed, thrilled (When he found out he had won the lottery, the postman was elated.)
  10. (elated) filled with joy or pride
  11. (elated) very happy, thrilled, jubilant, ecstatic
  12. (Elative) Characteristic ending -sta/-stä added to the weak vowel stem
  13. Marked elevation of mood; joyous exaltation, sometimes seen in the manic phase of bipolar disorder.
  14. Exultant joy, high spirits, gladness.