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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
ecstatic
ec·stat·ic BrE [ɪkˈstætɪk] NAmE [ɪkˈstætɪk] adjective very happy, excited and enthusiastic; feeling or showing great enthusiasm Syn: ↑delighted •Sally was ecstatic about her new job. •ecstatic applause/praise/reviews •He gave an ecstatic sigh of happiness. Derived Word: ↑ecstatically Word Origin: [ecstatic ecstatically] late 16th cent.: from French extatique, from Greek ekstatikos, based on ek- ‘out’ + histanai ‘to place’. Synonyms: excited ecstatic • elated • euphoric • rapturous • exhilarated These words all describe feeling or showing happiness and enthusiasm. excited • feeling or showing happiness and enthusiasm: ▪ The kids were excited about the holiday. ecstatic • very happy, excited and enthusiastic; showing this enthusiasm: ▪ Sally was ecstatic about her new job. elated • happy and excited because of sth good that has happened or will happen: ▪ I was elated with the thrill of success. euphoric • very happy and excited, but usually only for a short time: ▪ My euphoric mood could not last. rapturous • expressing extreme pleasure or enthusiasm: ▪ He was greeted with rapturous applause. exhilarated • happy and excited, especially after physical activity: ▪ She felt exhilarated with the speed. to feel excited/elated/euphoric/exhilarated to be excited/ecstatic/elated/euphoric at sth to be excited/ecstatic/elated about sth to be excited/elated/exhilarated by sth to be ecstatic/elated/exhilarated with sth Example Bank: •Martin was not exactly ecstatic at the news. •a strange kind of ecstatic death by drowning •an ecstatic vision of God •their brief but ecstatic honeymoon
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