| 单词 | hearten |
| 释义 | hearten (once / 1099 pages) v Things that hearten you cheer you up. A welcome home party will hearten even the weariest traveler. You might buy flowers for your grandmother to hearten her after a difficult week, or hearten a shy tap dancer with applause after his routine. Things that encourage or inspire, whether it's the sight of your dog waiting for you outside school or another person's success, can also be said to hearten. The figurative meaning of heart — as in "losing heart" or having a "change of heart" — is at the root of hearten, from the Old English heorte, "heart, soul, or spirit." WORD FAMILYhearten: dishearten, heartened, heartening, heartens+/dishearten: disheartened, disheartening, disheartenment, disheartens/disheartened: disheartenedly/disheartening: dishearteningly/disheartenment: disheartenments/heartening: hearteningly USAGE EXAMPLESManning says she was heartened by supportive emails and letters after the article ran. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Otherwise I am heartened to see someone fully endorse altruism. New York Times(Mar 27, 2013) Boxer, who will leave her Senate post in January, called such reports “heartening.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) v give encouragement to Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper cheer, embolden, recreate dishearten, put off take away the enthusiasm of buck up, take heart gain courage encourage inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to |
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