Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #2881
joy
快乐；喜悦；高兴
A feeling of great happiness or delight.
- 1.
A feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.
极度快乐或愉快的感觉,尤其与获得或期待好事有关
- 2.
the emotion of great happiness
极大的幸福感
- 3.
Anything that causes such a feeling.
引起这种感觉的任何事物。
- 4.
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
提供幸福源泉的事物或人
- 5.
Luck or success; a positive outcome.
好运或成功；积极的结果。
令人高兴的人（或事）；乐事；好运；成功；极度快乐或愉快的感觉,尤其与获得或期待好事有关；极大的幸福感；引起这种感觉的任何事物。
In use
The joy of seeing her children graduate filled her with pride.
Spending time with family is my greatest joy.
His face lit up with pure joy when he opened the gift.
a joy to behold
joy of doing sth
不可数，表示做某事带来的快乐。
She experienced the joy of helping others.
她体验到了帮助他人的快乐。
a joy to do sth
可数，指令人高兴的事。
It was a joy to watch the children play.
看孩子们玩耍是一件乐事。
fill sb with joy
动词短语，表示使某人非常高兴。
Connections
Collocations
- great joy
- 极大的快乐
- The children shouted with great joy when they saw the presents.孩子们看到礼物时高兴得大叫起来。
- pure joy
- 纯粹的喜悦
- The look of pure joy on her face was unforgettable.她脸上纯粹的喜悦表情令人难忘。
- joy and happiness
- 快乐和幸福
- May your life be filled with joy and happiness.愿你的生活充满快乐和幸福。
- bring joy
- 带来快乐
- Music brings joy to many people.音乐给许多人带来快乐。
- fill with joy
- 充满喜悦
- Her heart was filled with joy at the news.听到这个消息，她的心中充满了喜悦。
- a joy to behold
Learner notes
Memory Tip
将字母J视为跳跃的人，而'oy'像开心的叫声，组成joy即快乐。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: 日常会话, 文学作品, 励志演讲; note_zh: 通常用于表达愉悦的情感，在正式与非正式场合均适用，但更常见于书面语或励志语境。
Grammar Note
作为不可数名词时表示快乐，可数名词时表示令人快乐的人或事物。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same /ɔɪ/ sound as 'joy'.
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。
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