Hillary:希拉里的名字究竟有何含义?(在线收听

   希拉里即Hillary Clinton 将竞选美国总统,那么Hillary 是什么意思呢?

  Hillary 的意思与“喜”有关,表示cheerful, glad “快活的、高兴的”,最终来自希腊语,它是Hilary 的变体,顺便可以学习三个词:
  hilarious(hilar 幸福,高兴,-ious  形容词后缀)
  a. 欢闹的;狂欢的;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(见上,-ity名词后缀)
  n. 欢闹,狂欢
  What was all the hilarity about ?
  Eva joined in the hilarity as much as anyone.
  exhilarate(ex- 完全地,hilar高兴,-ate使…)
  vt. 使高兴,使兴奋,使激动
  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”经常是有联系的,“傻”一点也许会幸福,请看:
  hilar 是词根hil 带后缀的变体,而hil 和silly 词源上相关。
  silly(sill? 完整,幸福,-y 充满…的;本表示幸福的→纯真的、天真无邪的→简单的→头脑简单的→)
  a. 傻的,糊涂的
  Hillary, silly, safe,save,salvage,salvation,salute 等词源上都有关系。
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