blithe

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a. 愉快的, 高兴的

发音

US /blaɪð/
UK /blaɪð/
US /blaɪθ/
UK /blaɪθ/

词形变化

blither 比较级 blither blithest blithest 最高级

别名

blythe

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Casually careless or indifferent; showing a lack of concern; nonchalant.

    She had a blithe disregard of cultures outside the United States.

    Southern liberals (there are a good few) exhibit blithe insouciance: it is a real blight.

  2. 2.

    Cheerful, happy.

    无所谓

    苏格兰

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

light-hearted blithesome lightsome

近义相关 2

cheerful unconcerned

词源

From Middle English blithe (“glad, happy, joyful; causing joy, joyous; gentle, mild; gracious, merciful; bright, shining; beautiful, fair”) [and other forms], from Old English blīþe (“happy, gentle”), from Proto-West Germanic *blīþī, from Proto-Germanic *blīþiz (“friendly; gentle, mild; pleasing”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlī- (“fine; light; pleasant”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“shiny; white”).

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