Hillary:希拉里的名字究竟有何含義?
希拉里即Hillary Clinton 將競選美國總統,那麼Hillary 是什麼意思呢?
Hillary 的意思與“喜”有關,表示cheerful, glad “快活的、高興的”,最終來自希臘語,它是Hilary 的變體,順便可以學習三個詞:
hilarious(hilar 幸福,高興,-ious 形容詞後綴)
a. 歡鬧的;狂歡的;引人狂笑的
He didn't like the film at all - I thought it was hilarious.
We thought it was hilarious when we first heard about it.
hilarity(見上,-ity名詞後綴)
n. 歡鬧,狂歡
What was all the hilarity about ?
Eva joined in the hilarity as much as anyone.
exhilarate(ex- 完全地,hilar高興,-ate使…)
vt. 使高興,使興奮,使激動
Dan felt strangely exhilarated by the day's events.
We felt exhilarated by our walk along the beach.
Our first parachute jump was an exhilarating experience.
幸福和“傻”經常是有聯繫的,“傻”一點也許會幸福,請看:
hilar 是詞根hil 帶後綴的變體,而hil 和silly 詞源上相關。
silly(sill 完整,幸福,-y 充滿…的;本表示幸福的→純真的、天真無邪的→簡單的→頭腦簡單的→)
a. 傻的,糊塗的
Hillary, silly, safe,save,salvage,salvation,salute 等詞源上都有關係。