1520s, "put heart into" (transitive), from heart (n.) in the figurative sense + -en (1). Intransitive sense "to cheer up" is from 1708. Related: Heartened; heartening. Earlier verb was simply heart (Old English).
雙語例句
1. The manager tried to hearten ( up ) the players.
經(jīng)理設(shè)法為選手們打氣.
來自辭典例句
2. I will go first to hearten thee.
我要先讓你振作起來.
來自辭典例句
3. This new clause may hearten domestic opponents of moves dictated from Brussels.
這個(gè)新的條款可能讓受制于歐盟的國內(nèi)反對(duì)陣營振奮人心.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
4. Good: You hearten explain adolescent sex knowledge to the daughter.