beatify
英 [bɪ'ætɪfaɪ]
美[bɪ'ætɪfaɪ]
- vt. 行宣福礼；使享福
英英释义
- 1. fill with sublime emotion; tickle pink (exhilarate is obsolete in this usage);
- "The children were thrilled at the prospect of going to the movies"
- "He was inebriated by his phenomenal success"
- 2. make blessedly happy
- 3. declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood;
- "On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican"
实用场景例句
- In May, Pope John Paul is to beatify Gianna Beretta.
- 5月，教皇约翰·保罗将为吉安娜·贝雷塔行宣福礼。
柯林斯例句
词态变化
第三人称单数: beatifies;过去式: beatified;过去分词: beatified;现在分词: beatifying;名词: beatification;
英文词源
- beatify (v.)
- 1530s, "to make very happy," from Middle French béatifer, from Late Latin beatificare "make happy, make blessed," from Latin beatus "supremely happy, blessed" (past participle of beare "make happy, bless") + -ficare, from stem of facere "to make, do" (see factitious). The Roman Catholic Church sense of "to pronounce as being in heavenly bliss" (1620s) is the first step toward canonization. Related: Beatified; beatifying.
双语例句
- 1. In May, Pope John Paul is to beatify Gianna Beretta.
- 5月，教皇约翰·保罗将为吉安娜·贝雷塔行宣福礼。
来自柯林斯例句