exaltation

n. 得意洋洋，欣喜；提拔；举起

中文词源

exaltation 晋升，兴奋

ex-, 向外。-alt, 高，词源同enhance, altitude.

exaltation (n.): late 14c, from Old French exaltacion "enhancement, elevation," from Late Latin exaltationem (nominative exaltatio) "elevation, pride," noun of action from past participle stem of exaltare "to raise, elevate" (see exalt).

1. ex- "out, up" + alt- + -ation.2. => raise, elevate.

1. The poem, which appeared in 1890, is an exaltation of married love.: 写于1890年的这首诗是对婚姻爱情的高度颂扬。

5. He had the students all in a state of exaltation about literature.: 他使那些学生对文学产生了浓厚的兴趣.