Word · Frequency #23287
congratulations
祝贺；道贺
congratulations is the plural of congratulation.
核心释义
the act of expressing joy or praise for someone's success or good luck
- 1.
祝贺的行为。
The act of congratulating.
祝贺的行为。；祝贺；恭喜
用法In use
A word of congratulation is in order for her promotion.
用法提示：“congratulation”作为不可数名词，表示祝贺的行为或话语。
Please accept my congratulations on your wedding.
用法提示：“congratulations”作为复数名词，表示祝贺的言辞。
His congratulations were heartfelt and sincere.
用法提示：“congratulations”作为复数名词作主语，表示祝贺的言行。
Congratulations on sth
常用复数形式，后接名词或动名词。
Congratulations on your promotion!
祝贺你升职！
Congratulations (to sb) for doing sth
也可用for引出原因。
Congratulations to everyone for completing the project on time.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- warm congratulations
- 热烈的祝贺
- Please accept my warm congratulations on your success.请接受我对你成功的热烈祝贺。
- offer one's congratulations
- 表示祝贺
- The mayor offered his congratulations to the winning team.市长向获胜的球队表示祝贺。
- congratulations on
- 对……的祝贺；祝贺……
- Congratulations on your new job!祝贺你找到新工作！
- a message of congratulation
- 贺信；祝贺口信
- She sent a message of congratulation to the bride and groom.她给新娘和新郎发了一封贺信。
- congratulations are in order
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
congratulation 中含有 “grat”，联想到 grateful（感激），祝贺别人时心存祝福与感谢，记住这个词表示“祝贺”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常口头祝贺、正式贺词或书面致辞 congratulation 表示“祝贺”这一行为，通常以复数形式 congratulations 出现；比较常见于日常口语和正式书面语，具体语气随搭配和场合变化。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ˈeɪʃən/ 结尾，与 congratulation 的结尾同韵：celebration、graduation、information、education、relation。注意形似词 congratulate 读作 /kənˈɡrætʃəleɪt/，结尾是 /leɪt/，不是 /ˈeɪʃən/。
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