vt.
- 祝贺；恭喜[（+on/upon）]
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I
congratulate you on your great discovery.
我祝贺你的伟大发现。
I want to
congratulate you with all my heart.
我衷心地祝贺你。
- （后接oneself）自我庆幸[（+on）]
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He
congratulated himself on having survived the air-crash.
他庆幸自己在空难中幸免于死。
短语
congratulate sb. on/upon sth.
- 为某事向某人祝贺
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Let me
congratulate you on having passed the examination.
我祝贺你考试通过。
派生
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’).
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