rejoice

/rɪˈdʒɔɪs/ (bre, ipa) · /rɪˈdʒɔɪs/ (ame, ipa) · /ri-ˈjȯis/ (ame, mw)

rejoice — verb

  • rejoicepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • rejoiceshe / she / it
  • rejoicedpast simple
  • rejoicing-ing form

1. to feel or express very great happiness, usually because something good has happ

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

to feel or express very great happiness, usually because something good has happened

例句

The whole village rejoiced when the missing children were found alive in the forest.

rejoice + when-clause for a specific good event

Yuki rejoiced at the news that her sister had been accepted into medical school.

rejoice at + noun phrase

同義詞
  • celebrate

    more active — often involves a public event or party rather than a private feeling

  • exult

    more intense and literary; suggests triumphant joy

  • be overjoyed

    less formal and more common in everyday speech, focusing on the feeling rather than showing it

反義詞
  • mourn

    to feel or show sadness, the direct opposite of rejoicing

  • grieve

    to feel deep sorrow, typically after a loss

文法句型

rejoice + at/over/about/in + noun phrase

rejoice + that-clause

rejoice + to-infinitive

用法筆記

More formal than 'be happy' or 'celebrate'. The reason for joy is introduced by at, over, about, or in, or by a that-clause or to-infinitive. Rejoice is intransitive and does not take a direct object.

常見錯誤

❌She rejoiced the good news with her family.
✅She rejoiced at the good news with her family.
💡Rejoice is intransitive; the cause of joy needs a preposition such as at, over, or in.