Word · Frequency #22446
Fully loadedmerriment
欢乐;欢快;欣喜
cheerful fun or enjoyment
- 1.
A state of enjoyable exuberance.
令人愉快的兴奋状态
- 2.
a gay feeling
欢快的感觉
- 3.
Playful fun.
嬉戏的乐趣
- 4.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
愉快有趣的活动
欢闹的活动;乐事;令人愉快的兴奋状态;欢快的感觉;嬉戏的乐趣;愉快有趣的活动
In use
The sound of children's laughter filled the room with merriment.
Her joke caused a moment of merriment among the guests.
The festival was a scene of great merriment.
with merriment
with merriment 常放在动词后,表示伴随欢乐的情绪。
His eyes twinkled with merriment.
他的眼睛闪烁着欢乐的光芒。
full of merriment
full of merriment 用于描述气氛或场合充满欢乐,此时 merriment 为不可数名词。
The evening was full of merriment and dancing.
那个夜晚充满了欢乐和舞蹈。
the merriments of [occasion]
merriments 为复数形式,指具体的热闹活动或可计数的事件。
Connections
Collocations
- holiday merriment
- 节日欢乐
- The holiday merriment continued late into the night.节日的欢乐一直持续到深夜。
- mirth and merriment
- 欢笑与欢乐
- The gathering was filled with mirth and merriment.聚会充满了欢笑与欢乐。
- source of merriment
- 欢乐的源泉
- His jokes were a constant source of merriment.他的笑话是大家欢乐的源泉。
- burst of merriment
- 一阵欢声笑语
- A burst of merriment came from the next room.从隔壁房间传来一阵欢笑声。
- bring merriment
- 带来欢乐
- The street performers brought merriment to the crowd.街头艺人给人群带来了欢乐。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
merriment 里藏着 merry(快乐的),后缀 -ment 表示状态:merry + ment = 欢乐的状态,牢记即可。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:festive celebrations、literary narrative、light-hearted social events merriment 比较常见于书面语或文学性描写,多用来描述节日、聚会中欢乐嬉戏的气氛;日常口语对话中通常不会频繁使用,显得略正式。
Grammar Note
通常作不可数名词,指欢乐、嬉戏的气氛;复数 merriments 指具体的欢乐活动或场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见词与 merriment /ˈmerimənt/ 完全押韵(重音在第一音节,末尾为 /rɪmənt/)。拼写相似的 -ment 词读作 /mənt/,但重音和前面的元音不同:moment /ˈmoʊmənt/、sentiment /ˈsentəmənt/。merry /ˈmeri/ 只有开头相同;marriage /ˈmærɪdʒ/ 拼写相近,发音完全不同。
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