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congratulation 是什么意思?

congratulation 是一个英文单词,中文意思是“祝贺”或“恭喜”。它通常用于表达对某人取得成就、成功或特殊事件的高兴和赞赏。

具体含义

1. 名词:表示“祝贺”或“恭喜”,如:“My congratulations on your success!”(祝贺你取得成功!)
2. 动词形式:是 congratulate,表示“向某人祝贺”,如:“I congratulate you on your new job.”(我祝贺你获得新工作。)

常见用法

- congratulations on...:用于表达对某件事的祝贺,例如:
“Congratulations on your wedding!”(祝你们结婚快乐!)
- give someone a congratulation:向某人表示祝贺,如:
“We gave him our congratulations after the exam.”(考试后我们向他表达了祝贺。)

例句解析

1. “I want to send my heartfelt congratulations to the newlyweds.”
(我要向这对新人表达最诚挚的祝贺。)
2. “She was given a congratulation from her colleagues for her promotion.”
(她因升职得到了同事们的祝贺。)

小贴士

注意,“congratulation”是一个不可数名词,所以不能说 “a congratulation”,而是 “a piece of congratulation” 或直接使用复数形式 “congratulations”。例如:
“My congratulations to you!”
“I received many congratulations from my friends.”