vt.
- 祝賀;恭禧[(+on/upon)]
I
congratulate you on your great discovery.
我祝賀你的偉大發現。
I want to
congratulate you with all my heart.
我衷心地祝賀你。
- (後接oneself)自我慶幸[(+on)]
He
congratulated himself on having survived the air-crash.
他慶幸自己在空難中倖免於死。
片語
congratulate sb. on/upon sth.
- 為某事向某人祝賀
Let me
congratulate you on having passed the examination.
我祝賀你考試通過。
衍生
n.
congratulator
a.
congratulatory
辨析
v.
express pleasure at the happiness or good fortune of.
▸praise for an achievement.
▸
(congratulate oneself)
feel pride or satisfaction.
Derivative
- congratulator n.
- congratulatory adj.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (ME) as congratulation): from L. congratulat-, congratulari ‘congratulate’, from con- ‘with’ + gratulari ‘show joy’ (from gratus ‘pleasing’).