elation

IPA/ɪˈleɪʃn/
KK[ɪlˈeʃən]IPA/ɪˈleɪʃn/

elation — 名詞

1. a very strong feeling of happiness and excitement that comes suddenly, often aft

1.名詞B2
釋義

狂喜

極度快樂或興奮的狀態

a very strong feeling of happiness and excitement that comes suddenly, often after a success or a longed-for event

例句

The crowd's elation grew as the final whistle blew and their team had won.

比賽結束哨聲響起，球隊獲勝，全場觀眾欣喜若狂。

Gabriel felt a wave of elation when he received the scholarship offer.

Gabriel 收到獎學金通知時，心中湧起一陣狂喜。

elation + wave of (collocation for sudden intense feeling)

常見搭配
  • feel elation
  • sense of elation
  • wave of elation
  • fill with elation
  • elation at
  • elation over
同義詞
  • joy

    broader and less intense; does not imply a sudden peak triggered by an event

  • exhilaration

    more physical and active, often tied to an exciting experience or activity

  • euphoria

    longer-lasting and often used for artificial or drug-induced highs

  • bliss

    suggests perfect contentment rather than excited happiness

反義詞
  • depression

    the opposite pole of emotional state

  • sorrow

    a milder opposite focused on sadness

文法句型

feel + elation

sense/wave/feeling + of + elation

用法筆記

Uncountable in everyday use; common in the patterns 'a sense of elation' and 'a wave of elation.' Often triggered by a specific event such as a win, an award, or a reunion.

常見錯誤

He was in elation when he heard the news.
He was filled with elation when he heard the news.
'elation' does not follow the preposition 'in' for state; use 'filled with' or simply 'felt.'
She had an elation after the promotion.
She felt a sense of elation after the promotion.
'elation' is uncountable and cannot take the indefinite article 'an.'

2. a clinical state in which a person displays an abnormally strong, often disconne

2.名詞
釋義

病態欣快

躁症或腦損傷相關的異常亢奮狀態

a clinical state in which a person displays an abnormally strong, often disconnected feeling of happiness or optimism, typically as a symptom of mania or a brain injury

例句

The psychiatrist noted signs of elation in the patient's speech and behaviour.

精神科醫師注意到病人言語和行為中出現病態欣快的跡象。

clinical context: elation as a symptom

After the accident damaged his frontal lobe, Henrik experienced periods of uncontrollable elation.

事故損傷了 Henrik 的額葉後，他出現了無法控制的病態欣快。

elation following brain injury

常見搭配
  • pathological elation
  • signs of elation
  • periods of elation
  • elation as a symptom
同義詞
  • euphoria

    broader clinical term; elation is a specific subtype of euphoric state

  • mania

    the broader disorder of which pathological elation is one symptom

反義詞
  • anhedonia

    clinical inability to feel pleasure, the opposite of pathological elation

  • depression

    the depressive pole in bipolar disorder

文法句型

signs/manifestations/periods + of + elation

用法筆記

Common in medical records and psychiatric evaluations. Distinguish from sense 1 by the presence of a clinical trigger (mania, brain lesion) and the absence of a proportionate real-world cause for the happiness.

常見錯誤

After winning the lottery, she showed signs of pathological elation.
She showed signs of pathological elation as part of her manic episode.
'pathological elation' is a clinical term for disordered mood, not for normal happiness triggered by good fortune.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • sense of elation
  • feeling of elation
  • wave of elation
  • state of elation
  • cry of elation
  • signs of elation

常用片語

  • be filled with elation
  • express elation

介系詞搭配

  • elation at
  • elation over