hilarious

词根词缀:

词根
hilar= glad 高兴

exhilarate v. 使高兴

ex 出 + hilar 高兴 + ate 使… → 使高兴

hilarious adj. 高兴的

hilar 高兴 + ious …的 → 高兴的

hilarity n. 高兴

hilar 高兴 + ity 具备某种性质,状况 → 高兴

数据来源:新东方英语词汇速记大全

相关例句:

It's hilarious watching him try to flirt with women half his age.

瞧他想和比自己年少一半的女子调情,真是可笑之至。

That really sounds hilarious.

那听起来确实好笑极了。

He had a fund of hilarious tales on the subject.

关于这个话题他有说不完的趣事。

CORINNE: I just saw "Something About Mary" last night. It was hilarious.

哥琳娜:我昨晚看了《哈拉玛莉》,实在太好笑了。

That movie was hilarious! I haven't laughed that hard for a long time.

那部电影真搞笑。我好久没有笑得这么厉害了。

I launched into a hilarious account of my Arctic adventures.

我开始叙述我那令人捧腹的北极历险记。