gratulate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To express joy at (an event or situation). archaic
    — To gratify the good Andronicus, / And gratulate his safe return to Rome, / The people will accept whom he admits.
  2. To greet, welcome, salute. archaic
    — Queen Elizabeth. […] Whither away? / Lady Anne. No farther than the Tower; and, as I guess, / Upon the like devotion as yourselves, / To gratulate the gentle princes there.
形容词 adj.
  1. Worthy of gratulation. obsolete
    — Thanks, good friend Escalus, for thy much goodness: There’s more behind that is more gratulate.

词形变化

gratulates present,singular,third-person gratulating participle,present gratulated participle,past gratulated past more gratulate comparative most gratulate superlative

词源

词源 1
First attested circa 1567; borrowed from Latin grātulātus, perfect active participle of grātulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
词源 2
First attested circa 1567; borrowed from Latin grātulātus, perfect active participle of grātulor, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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