| 释义 |
elated, ppl. a.|ɪˈleɪtɪd|
[f. prec. + -ed.]
Uplifted, raised; proud, exalted. Cf. senses of vb.
1615G. Sandys Trav. 31 The Talismanni with elated voyces do congregate the people. a1658Osborne Characters, &c. (1673) 617 The Rabble, for want of a more elated Prudence, imagining their Governours to proceed..from some Diviner Extraction than their Own. 1757Dyer Fleece i. 674 Elated man, forgetful of his charge.
¶ With a word-play on the musical term ela.
a1653G. Daniel Idyll, Cerem. 10 Accents ela-ted to the Sharpe Clangor of Warre. |