mirth

FREQ #32923

n. 欢笑, 欢乐, 愉快

发音

US /mɜɹθ/
US /mɝθ/
UK /mɜːθ/

词形变化

mirths 复数 mirths

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The emotion usually following humor and accompanied by laughter.

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  2. 2.

    That which causes merriment.

    逗乐物

    欢笑

    愉快

    高兴

    不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

glee hilarity gleefulness mirthfulness

上位词 2

merriment gaiety

词源

From Middle English merth, myrthe, murhthe, from Old English myrġþ (“mirth, joy”), from Proto-West Germanic *murgiþu (“briefness, brevity”); equivalent to merry + -th (abstract nominal suffix). Cognate with Middle Dutch merchte (“pleasure, joy, delight”).

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