rejoice
要点喜ぶ
意味
- (…を)喜ぶ,うれしがる(delight)《+at)in, over+名(doing》
- 〈人が〉…を喜ぶ
- 《古》《しばしば受動態で》〈物事が〉〈人〉を喜ばせる
例文
He rejoiced at the successful business transaction.
彼は商売がうまくいったのを喜んだ。
They rejoiced over the news of our success.
彼らは我々の成功の知らせを喜んだ。
They rejoiced when they heard he was safe.
彼が無事だと聞いて彼らは喜んだ。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English rejoicen, rejoisen, from Old French resjoir. Doublet of rejoy. Compare French réjouir; Spanish regocijar; Portuguese regozijar; Italian gioire