merriment

英 ['merɪm(ə)nt] 美
  • n. 欢喜;嬉戏

中文词源


merriment 高兴

来自merry,高兴,兴奋,ment,名词后缀。

英文词源


merriment (n.)
1570s, "comedic entertainment," from merry + -ment. General sense of "mirth" is from 1580s.

双语例句


1. What calls for this merriment?
什么事值得这么高兴?

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. What's all the merriment about?
玩得这般兴高彩烈,有什么要庆祝 吗 ?

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. No world of light and merriment. No round of amusement.
她的世界里并没有光明和欢乐, 没有一个接着一个的娱乐和消遣.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4. This extraordinary assertion was greeted with a roar of merriment.
这个奇怪的论断引起了欢声大笑.

来自辞典例句

5. The cheerless monotony was sometimes enlivened with a little innocent merriment.
有时候,一点儿天真的嬉戏会使阴郁单调的生活增添一点生气.

来自辞典例句

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