Word · Frequency #3393
delights
/dəˈlaɪt/
noun
快乐；喜悦；高兴
delights is the plural of delight.
a feeling of great pleasure or joy
- 1.
Joy; pleasure.
快乐；愉悦。
- 2.
a feeling of extreme pleasure or satisfaction
极度的快乐或满足感
- 3.
Something that gives great joy or pleasure.
带来极大快乐或愉悦的事物。
- 4.
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
提供幸福源泉的事物或人
乐事；令人高兴的事物；快乐；愉悦。；极度的快乐或满足感；带来极大快乐或愉悦的事物。；提供幸福源泉的事物或人
In use
The children's laughter brought delight to the entire room.
Her garden is a delight in the spring.
It was a delight to meet such talented young musicians.
his delight to see her was obvious to all
the new car is a delight
Connections
Collocations
- take delight in
- 以…为乐
- She takes great delight in reading poetry.她以阅读诗歌为乐。
- with delight
- 高兴地
- The children accepted the gifts with delight.孩子们高兴地接受了礼物。
- to one's delight
- 令某人高兴的是
- To her delight, she passed the exam.令她高兴的是，她通过了考试。
- sheer delight
- 纯粹的快乐
- The concert was a sheer delight.那场音乐会是一种纯粹的快乐。
- great delight
- 极大的快乐
- He always recalls his childhood with great delight.他总是怀着极大的快乐回忆童年。
- a delight to
Learner notes
Memory Tip
delight 中有 light，快乐如光照亮心情。
Context & Register
作为名词，delight 的语域中性偏正面，在正式和非正式场合都常见，尤其用于描述强烈愉悦感或令人愉快的人/事物。使用时注意其可数和不可数区别：表示‘高兴’不可数，表示‘乐事’可数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words share the ending '-ight' and rhyme with 'delight' (/aɪt/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.