gratified

/ˈɡɹætəˌfaɪd/ verb

simple past and past participle of gratify

Word Origin Gratify combines Latin gratus 'pleasing, thankful' and facere 'to make'—so to gratify is to make someone pleased. Gratified is the past participle. The same gratus root gives us grace, grateful, gratitude, and congratulate. The facere root gives us fact, factory, and effect.

verb simple past and past participle of gratify

She was gratified by the positive feedback on her presentation.

(动词) 感到满足的;心满意足的;欣慰的

她对演讲获得的积极反馈感到满意。

(verbo) gratificó; gratificado; satisfecho [pasado simple y participio pasado de gratificar o satisfacer]

Ella se sintió gratificada por los comentarios positivos sobre su presentación.

(verbe) Passé simple et participe passé du verbe anglais « to gratify ».

Elle a été satisfaite des retours positifs sur sa présentation.

(Verb) erfreute; zufriedenstellte [einfache Vergangenheit und Partizip Perfekt von *gratify* (erfreuen, zufriedenstellen)]

Sie war **gratified** über das positive Feedback zu ihrer Präsentation.

(動詞) 「gratify」の過去形および過去分詞

彼女は自分の発表に対する肯定的な反応に満足した。

(verbo) gratificou; gratificado; satisfez; satisfeito [passado simples e particípio passado de gratify (gratificar, satisfazer)]

Ela ficou gratificada com o feedback positivo sobre sua apresentação.

Word parts: grat + ify + ed

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