rejoice
/rɪˈdʒɔɪs/verb
no obj.
1- feel or show great joy or delight欣喜, 高兴; 欢庆, 欢乐：
he rejoiced when he saw his friend alive
看到朋友还活着他万分高兴
he rejoiced in her spontaneity and directness
他因她为人率真直爽而欣喜
as noun rejoicing an occasion for rejoicing.值得欢庆的时刻。
1.1
rejoice in
used ironically to draw attention to a strange characteristic, especially a name〈谑〉享有（用于吸引人注意奇特之处, 尤指名字）：the guard rejoiced in the name of Blossom.
这个卫兵有个有趣的名字：花。
1.2
- with obj. archaic cause joy to〈古〉使感到高兴, 使喜悦：
I love to rejoice their poor Hearts at this season.
我愿在这季节里让他们不幸的心灵感受欢乐。
派生词
rejoicer
nounrejoicingly
adverb词源
Middle English （in the sense 'cause joy to'）： from Old French rejoiss-, lengthened stem of rejoir, from re- (expressing intensive force) + joir 'experience joy'.