2022-03-09 ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - exalt & exult

Revision E

2022-03-09

ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - exalt & exult

แนะนำการใช้ ตามที่ส่วนใหญ่ใช้ แต่ละท้องถิ่น 

ความหมาย อาจผันแปร ตาม ตำแหน่ง/หน้าที่ ในประโยค

 

Dictionary.com:

ออกเสียง exalt = “ig-ZAWLT”

ออกเสียง exult = “ig-ZUHLT”

 

Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary:

exalt & exult

When you celebrate joyfully, you exult. 

When you raise something high (even if only in your opinion), 

you exalt it.

Neither word has an “H” in it.

 

Collins English Dictionary: 

exˈalter n

Usage: 

Exalt is sometimes wrongly used where exult is meant: 

he was exulting (not exalting) in his win earlier that day

 

Dictionary.com:

MORE ABOUT EXULT

What does exult mean?

Exult means to express or experience triumph or happiness, 

as in 

The gambler always exults after winning the big jackpot. 

 

Exult can be confused for the similarly spelled word exalt. 

Exalt has several meanings, 

including to elevate in rank, power or quality and to praise.

 

Example: 

Your project winning a national contest is something to exult about! 

 

Where does exult come from?

The first records of exult come from around 1560. 

It comes from the Latin ex(s)ultāre meaning “to leap up.” 

A person who is exulting is figuratively jumping for joy.

 

Exult is not a common word and

less likely to be used than words with similar meanings, 

such as rejoice, cheer, or celebrate. 

 

When used, exult refers only to positive feelings and reactions, 

not negative ones such as sadness, anger, or fear.

 

Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

Did you know?

Exult leaped into English in the 16th century 

as a verb meaning "to leap for joy." 

 

George Chapman used it that way in a translation of Homer's Iliad:

"To drive his chariot through the waves. 

From whirl pits every way the whales exulted under him," he interprets. 

This use of the verb skipped around in English until the 18th century, 

when it gracefully exited the everyday lexicon, 

leaving the verb's other meaning

—"to be extremely joyful; to rejoice"

—to stay the course. 

 

Exult springs from Latin saltare ("to leap"), 

also the source of saltation, a word for leaping as well as dancing.

 

Another etymological cousin of exult is sally, 

meaning "to leap out" or "to set out," 

as in "After the storm passed, the hikers sallied forth."