congratulate
congratulate
verb
congratulator
noun
congratulatory
adjective
语源
verb
- [with obj.]give (someone) one's good wishes when something special or pleasant has happened to them
向（某人）道贺；祝贺，恭喜
he had taken the chance to congratulate him on his marriage.
他借机祝贺他结婚。
■praise (someone) for a particular achievement
称赞，赞美（某人）
the operators are to be congratulated for the excellent service that they now provide.
工作者们将会因为他们现在提供的出色服务而得到赞扬。
■(congratulate oneself)feel pride or satisfaction
自豪；感到满足；自我庆幸
she congratulated herself on her powers of deduction.
她对自己的推理能力感到满意。
[with clause]the Director was congratulating himself that nothing could go wrong.
导演正因不会出什么乱子而自我庆幸。
congratulator
noun
congratulatory
adjective
语源
- mid 16th cent.: from Latin congratulat- 'congratulated', from the verb congratulari, from con- 'with' + gratulari 'show joy' (from gratus 'pleasing')
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