gaiety

B2 大学 FREQ #36938

n. 愉快, 快活, 高兴

发音

其它 /ˈɡeɪ.ə.ti/

词形变化

gaieties 复数 gaieties

别名

gayety

教材释义与例句

名词

快乐，兴高采烈；庆祝活动，喜庆；（服饰）华丽，艳丽

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The state of being happy or merry.

    过时 不可数 可数

    There was much gaiety at the ball.

    The decorations added greatly to the gaiety of the room.

  2. 2.

    Merrymaking or festivity.

    可数 过时 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

merriment playfulness

上位词 2

happiness levity

下位词 10

glee mirth hilarity gleefulness jocularity jocundity jolliness jollity joviality mirthfulness

词源

Borrowed from Middle French gaieté, from gai. By surface analysis, gay + -ety.

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