ecstatic

1. ec- "out" + stat- "place, cause to stand" (hist- [sist-] => st- => stat-, 从脱落、吸收、简化、缩略到过去分词的过程) + -ic.
2. => drive out of one's mind. => 灵魂出窍，出神，入迷。=> 狂喜的，出神的，心醉神迷的，使着迷的，陶醉的。
3. 灵魂出窍 => 得意忘形。这两种情况都是差不多的，都是脱离了本体。

ecstatic (adj.)

1590s, "mystically absorbed," from Greek ekstatikos "unstable, inclined to depart from," from ekstasis (see ecstasy). Meaning "characterized by or subject to intense emotions" is from 1660s, now usually pleasurable ones, but not originally always so. Related: Ecstatical; ecstatically.

1. The production received ecstatic reviews and had audiences weeping.

那部上演的戏备受好评，让观众潸然泪下。

2. They gave an ecstatic reception to the speech.

他们兴致勃勃地聆听了演讲。

3. Sally was ecstatic about her new job.

萨莉对她的新工作高兴得发狂。

4. She was absolutely ecstatic when I told her the news.

当我把这个消息告诉她时,她兴奋极了.

5. Annie was ecstatic about the idea.

安妮为这个主意欣喜若狂.