To hearten someone is to make them feel happier and more hopeful. Good news heartens you. A kind message can hearten a tired team. The heart here is courage and hope, not the organ, and not romantic love.

To hearten someone is to make them feel happier and more hopeful.hearten一個人，就是讓他覺得更開心、更有希望 Good news heartens you.好消息會hearten你 A kind message can hearten a tired team.一則貼心的訊息可以hearten一支疲憊的隊伍 The heart here is courage and hope這裡的heart指的是勇氣和希望 not the organ, and not romantic love不是那個器官，也不是浪漫愛情

The verb is a little old-fashioned and a little formal; many people today would say cheer up, encourage, or lift someone's spirits. You still meet it in news and books: The result will hearten supporters. The adjective heartening is common: heartening news.

The verb is a little old-fashioned and a little formal這個動詞有點老派、也有點正式 many people today would say cheer up, encourage, or lift someone's spirits現在很多人會說cheer up、encourage、或lift someone's spirits You still meet it in news and books:你還是會在新聞和書裡遇到它 The result will hearten supporters.像「The result will hearten supporters.」（這個結果會鼓舞支持者） The adjective heartening is common:形容詞heartening很常見 heartening news像heartening news（振奮人心的消息）

Though actually, hearten is what one person or one piece of news does to another; take heart is what you do yourself, and lose heart is the opposite movement. It does not mean to give someone a heart, and it does not mean to make them fall in love.

Though actually, hearten is what one person or one piece of news does to another不過其實hearten是一個人或一則消息「對另一個人做的事」 take heart is what you do yourselftake heart則是你自己對自己做的事 and lose heart is the opposite movement而lose heart是反方向的動作 It does not mean to give someone a heart它不是說要給某人一顆心臟 and it does not mean to make them fall in love也不是說要讓他們墜入愛河