mirth

英 [mɜːθ] 美[mɝθ]
  • n. 欢笑;欢乐;高兴

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1. 妈妈看到你出生了很高兴。
2. merry => mirth.
3. merry => mir- + -th => mirth.

中文词源


mirth 欢乐,欢笑

来自merry,欢乐的,-th,名词后缀。

英文词源


mirth
mirth: see merry
mirth (n.)
Old English myrgð "joy, pleasure," from Proto-Germanic *murgitha (cognates: Middle Dutch merchte), noun of quality from *murgjo- (see merry; also see -th (2)). Mirthquake "entertainment that excites convulsive laughter" first attested 1928, in reference to Harold Lloyd movies.

双语例句


1. Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.
默里·皮克的干笑里没有一点快乐。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His ruddy face still routinely creases with mirth.
他红润的脸庞仍旧时常笑得堆起褶子。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The performance produced much mirth among the audience.
这场演出使观众笑声不断。

来自《权威词典》

4. The announcement was greeted with much hilarity and mirth.
这一项宣布引起了热烈的欢呼声.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. She thought my mirth improper.
她认为我高兴是不合时宜的.

来自《简明英汉词典》