| 单词 | ecstatic |
| 释义 | ecstatic (once / 1695 pages) adj The adjective ecstatic turns the noun "ecstasy" into a descriptive word. When Celine hit that high note, the audience was ecstatic. Originally, ecstatic had religious connotations having to do with the sheer joy of knowing God or someone truly holy. That meaning remains today, but ecstatic now includes almost anything that's really pleasurable or wonderful. I was ecstatic at the news that I'd been nominated for an award. The entire world reacted with an ecstatic sense of glee when the Berlin Wall finally came down. The hangover the next day, though, wasn't so ecstatic. WORD FAMILYecstatic: ecstatically+/ecstasy: ecstasies, ecstatic USAGE EXAMPLESI have been very fortunate to have a match and two years later am ecstatic to wake up every morning and live my life. Slate(Nov 30, 2016) Two years ago, a footballer ecstatic that his team had won threw himself exuberantly to the ground in front of Sabiu’s car during a lesson. Los Angeles Times(Nov 28, 2016) "I'm not ecstatic by today. Lewis just did a great job and was a couple of tenths quicker," said Rosberg. Reuters(Nov 26, 2016) adj feeling great rapture or delight Syn enraptured, rapt, rapturous, rhapsodic joyous full of or characterized by joy |
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