felicitate *(动词)*:祝贺;向……致贺(较正式、较少用)。也常见反身用法 felicitate oneself (on/upon...):为自己(做成某事)而感到庆幸/自喜。
(另有较少见义:使幸福、使快乐。)
/ fəˈlɪsɪteɪt /
She wrote to felicitate him on his promotion.
她写信祝贺他升职。
The committee felicitated the researchers for their persistence, noting that their results would benefit patients worldwide.
委员会向研究人员的坚持致贺,并指出他们的成果将惠及全球患者。
源自拉丁语 felicitas(“幸福、好运”)相关词根,核心含义与“幸福/吉祥”有关;进入英语后逐渐发展出“向他人表达喜悦与祝贺”的用法,因此带有较正式、书面的语气。