felicitate
felicitate — 動詞
- felicitatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- felicitateshe / she / it
- felicitatedpast simple
- felicitating-ing form
1. to let a person know you are glad about something good that has happened to them
祝賀；道賀
為他人的成就或喜事表達祝賀
to let a person know you are glad about something good that has happened to them, such as a win or a prize
At a town meeting, the mayor felicitated Antonia on winning the national science prize.
在鎮民大會上，市長為 Antonia 榮獲全國科學獎道賀。
felicitate + person + on + achievement
The city council felicitated a small charity on its success in building a new library.
市議會為一個小型慈善團體成功蓋好一座新圖書館道賀。
felicitate + organization + on + noun phrase
Romi was felicitated by the whole class after finishing the marathon.
Romi 跑完馬拉松後，受到全班同學的道賀。
passive: be felicitated by someone
Darius felicitated the whole team on finishing the school project before the deadline.
Darius 向全隊道賀，因為大家在期限前完成了學校專題。
- congratulate
same meaning and the same pattern: congratulate someone on something
文法句型
felicitate + person + on + achievement or good news
用法筆記
Takes the person as its object, and the reason follows on: felicitate someone on a win or good news. The thing achieved is not the object.
常見錯誤
同根字
- felicity名詞
- felicitation名詞
- felicitous形容詞