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单词 elation
释义 ela·tion
\ə̇ˈlāshən, ēˈ-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English elacioun, from Middle French elation, from Latin elation-, elatio, from elatus (suppletive past participle of efferre to carry out) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at efferent, elate
1. : the quality or state of being elated:
 a. : self-exaltation, vainglory
  < when Lincoln was reelected in 1864 he felt no elation, only humility — Ruth P. Randall >
 b. : high spirits : buoyancy, joy
  < and within us, tramping over the valley meadows, was the incredible elation of those who set out before the sun has risen — John Galsworthy >
2. : pathological euphoria sometimes accompanied by intense pleasure
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