the jocundity of sth
作不可数名词，指欢乐、快活的状态，常接 of 短语说明欢乐的来源。
The jocundity of the village fair lifted everyone's spirits.
乡村集市的欢乐气氛让所有人精神振奋。
欢乐；快活；愉悦
诙谐话；妙语；欢乐；快活。；妙语；诙谐的话。；愉快；快乐
The state of being cheerful and merry.
欢乐；快活。
The state of being jocund.
妙语；诙谐的话。
A jocund remark; a witticism.
Her natural jocundity made her the life of every party.
她天生的愉快使她成为每个派对的灵魂人物。
用法提示：名词作主语，表示愉快的情感特质。
The jocundity of the carnival was infectious, spreading smiles everywhere.
嘉年华的欢乐气氛具有感染力，到处传播笑容。
用法提示：名词作主语，描述欢乐的氛围。
We looked back on those days with fond jocundity, cherishing every memory.
我们带着愉快的回忆回首那些日子，珍惜每一段记忆。
用法提示：名词作介词宾语，表示回忆中的愉快情感。
作不可数名词，指欢乐、快活的状态，常接 of 短语说明欢乐的来源。
The jocundity of the village fair lifted everyone's spirits.
乡村集市的欢乐气氛让所有人精神振奋。
with jocundity 意为“欢快地”，属书面、文雅用法，日常口语较少使用。
She greeted the guests with unforced jocundity.
她毫不做作地欢快迎接客人。
作可数名词时用复数 jocundities，指诙谐的话、妙语，多见于文学性描写。
The two old friends exchanged jocundities over dinner.
两位老朋友在晚餐时互相说着诙谐话。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a very jocundity person.
正确表达He is a very jocund person.
jocundity 是名词，不能放在名词前作定语修饰 person；修饰名词要用形容词 jocund（欢乐的、快活的）。中文“他是一个很快活的人”里“快活”是形容词，学习者容易直接把名词形式搬到定语位置。
grammar · medium
易错句子She showed great jocundities at the news.
正确表达She showed great jocundity at the news.
表示“欢乐、快活”这一抽象状态时，jocundity 是不可数名词，不能加 -s；复数 jocundities 只表示“诙谐的话、妙语”，与这里的“great（极大的）”所修饰的状态义不符。汉语名词没有单复数形态变化，学习者容易随意加复数。
gaiety 泛指欢乐、快活的气氛或情绪，更常用、更口语化；jocundity 是文雅书面词，侧重内心欢快的状态，另有“诙谐话”之义。两者在“欢乐”义上重叠，但语域不同。
jocosity 侧重“爱开玩笑、诙谐”的性质或诙谐的言语，与 jocose 同源；jocundity 更强调欢快愉悦的心情状态。拼写相近，但 jocosity 常指玩笑话本身。
jocularity 指诙谐打趣的言行或性情，常强调开玩笑的举止；jocundity 更偏重“心情欢快、愉悦”的状态，且更文雅少用。
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