thankful

B1 CET-4 高中 FREQ #6644 ★☆☆☆☆

a. 感谢的, 感激的, 欣慰的

发音

US /ˈθæŋkfl̩/

词形变化

more thankful 比较级 thankfuller thankfullest most thankful 最高级

别名

thankefull

教材释义与例句

形容词

感谢的；欣慰的

grateful and glad about something that has happened, especially because without it the situation would be much worse

Most of the time I'm just thankful that I've got a job.

大部分时候我庆幸自己有了份工作。

释义与例句

adj. B1
  1. 1.

    Showing appreciation or gratitude.

    I'm thankful that you helped me out today. How can I ever repay you?

  2. 2.

    Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.

    感谢

    感激

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

grateful

近义相关 2

glad appreciative

相关短语

be thankful for small mercies 乐天知命 for what we are about to receive, may the Lord make us truly thankful

词源

From Middle English thankful, from Old English þancful, þancfull (“thoughtful, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, thankful, grateful”), equivalent to thank + -ful. Compare Old High German undankfol (“unthankful, ungrateful”).

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