congratulation

CET-4 高中 FREQ #25250

n. 祝贺, 恭喜

发音

UK /kənˌɡɹæd͡ʒʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
其它
US

词形变化

congratulations 复数 congratulations

别名

gratulation

教材释义与例句

名词

祝贺；贺辞

when you tell someone that you are happy because they have achieved something or because something nice has happened to them

letters of congratulation

祝贺信

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of congratulating.

    祝贺

    可数 不可数

    May I present my warmest congratulations?

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

felicitation

上位词 3

expression speech act verbalism

词源

From Middle English congratulacion, from Middle French congratulation or its etymon Latin congrātulātiō, from congrātulor (“to congratulate”). By surface analysis, congratulate + -ion.

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