late 14c., "riotous merry-making," from Old French revel "entertainment, revelry," verbal noun from reveler "be disorderly, make merry" (see revel (v.)). Related: Revels; revel-rout.
revel (v.)
early 14c., "to feast in a noisy manner;" late 14c., "take part in revels," from Old French reveler, also rebeller "be disorderly, make merry; rebel, be riotous," from Latin rebellare "to rebel" (see rebel (v.)). The meaning "take great pleasure in" first recorded 1754. Related: Reveled; reveling; revelled; revelling.
中文解释
1. revel, reveling => re (阿姨) + ve (我们：we) + l ( + -ing -> 乐饮，闹饮 ) => 阿姨和我们一起乐饮、闹饮。2. rebel => revel => 闹饮, (喧闹的)宴会. 具有rebel的特征：聚在一起闹腾、喧闹。只不过rebel聚在一起闹腾是为了叛变、反叛，而revel聚在一起闹腾是为了狂欢、欢宴、宴会。3. 注意和revelation、revelatory、revelator区分，他们之间没有关系。4. 谐音“热窝、热舞哦” ---- 在热闹的蜗居里狂欢、闹饮。
实用例句
1. Cats positively revel in heat, whether natural or man-made.
猫确实喜暖，不管是自然的还是人工创造的温暖环境。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Marie seemed to revel in his old-fashioned chivalry.
玛丽好像陶醉在他那旧式的骑士风度里。
来自柯林斯例句
3. She seems to revel in annoying her parents.
她似乎以惹父母生气为乐.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. Now I'm going to rest and revel to my heart's content.