mirth

汉语翻译

n. 欢笑, 欢乐, 愉快

英语解释：

名词 mirth:

1. great merriment
   同义词：hilarity, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness

例句：

1. The announcement was greeted with much hilarity and mirth.
   这一项宣布引起了热烈的欢呼声。
2. When I told them what had happened to me, they all chortled with mirth.
   我把我的事告诉他们以後，他们咯咯地笑起来了。
3. Christmas is a time of mirth, especially for children.
   圣诞节是个快乐的日子，尤其是对孩子们。

详细解释：

mirth

n.（名词）
Gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter.
欢乐：欢乐和愉快，尤指用笑来表达

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English myrgth * see mregh-u-
源自 古英语 myrgth *参见 mregh-u-

<参考词汇><同义词>mirth,merriment,jollity,hilarity,gleeThese nouns denote a state of joyful exuberance.
这些名词都指示洋溢着欢乐的状态。
Mirth stresses lightheartedness and gaiety;it often suggests easy laughter:
Mirth 强调的是心情轻松和欢愉，它通常暗示着轻松的笑声：
例句：
.Again the young friends gave way to their mirth. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow).
.年轻的朋友们又一次欢笑起来. （亨利·华兹渥斯·朗费罗）。

Merriment is high-spirited fun and enjoyment:
Merriment 是一种情绪很高的快乐和欢愉：
例句：
Her escapades were a subject of merriment in the sorority house.
在女生联谊会中，她的恶作剧总是欢乐的根源。

Jollity applies to convivial merriment or celebration:
Jollity 指的是欢宴作乐的欢乐或庆典：
例句：
.Perhaps [an English pub is] a place of rural jollity with log fires crackling and grinning farm lads slurping pints and squaring up to the dart board. (John Mortimer).
.也许 是乡间欢乐的地方——木柴燃烧在发出爆裂声，咧嘴笑着的、咕嘟咕嘟地喝着一品脱一品脱酒的农场工们正围在飞标靶旁边. （约翰·莫蒂默）。

Hilarity is great, often uproarious merriment:
Hilarity 指的是强烈的，经常是爆发性的欢乐：
例句：
.Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship;and pass the rosy wine. (Charles Dickens).
.用友谊将正在熄灭的欢乐火焰重新扇起；并传递着玫瑰色的美酒. （查理斯·狄更斯）。

Glee applies especially to jubilant delight resulting from a particular circumstance,such as winning a victory (
Glee 特指由某一特定情景导致的欢腾中的快乐，如赢得胜利（
例句：
Her glee knew no bounds when she crossed the finish line first); it may suggest spiteful pleasuresuch as that experienced at another`s bad fortune (
当她第一个冲过终线时她简直高兴极了）； 这一词也暗含一种不高尚的欢乐，如当别人倒霉时幸灾乐祸的愉快（

例句：
He laughed with glee when he learned of his opponent`s defeat).
当得知对手失败时，他不免有些幸灾乐祸）