merriment

英 [ˈmerimənt]

美 [ˈmerimənt]

n.  欢乐; 嬉戏; 欢笑

BNC.22446 / COCA.23147

牛津词典

noun

• 欢乐；嬉戏；欢笑
  happy talk, enjoyment and the sound of people laughing

柯林斯词典

• 欢笑;欢乐
  Merrimentmeans laughter.

英英释义

noun

• activities that are enjoyable or amusing
  1. I do it for the fun of it
  2. he is fun to have around
  Synonym:funplayfulness
• a gay feeling
  Synonym:gaiety

双语例句

• Full of or showing high-spirited merriment.
  充满或表现出高度饱满的欢喜的。
• He saw the joke quickly and joined in the general merriment.
  他很快就领悟到了其中的幽默，于是和大家一起欢笑起来。
• This extraordinary assertion was greeted with a roar of merriment.
  这个奇怪的论断引起了欢声大笑。
• No world of light and merriment. No round of amusement.
  她的世界里并没有光明和欢乐，没有一个接着一个的娱乐和消遣。
• His unusual name has long been a source of merriment for his friends.
  他不寻常的名字长期以来一直成为他朋友们的笑料。
• The time of year generally associated with merriment and cheer can be incredibly stressful.
  这个通常同欢乐与喜悦联系起来的季节却令人倍感压力。
• Merriment and happiness are both good for us but there is some difference.
  高兴和快乐都是好事，但有些许差异。
• For the rest of dinner father was silent save for an occasional snuffle of merriment.
  父亲在晚餐的其余时间一直沉默着，除了偶尔发出几声快乐的抽鼻子声音。
• Christmas carolers full of merriment and good will
  充满了欢乐和善意的欢唱圣诞颂歌的人们
• "Well?" said I, a little bit nettled by his merriment.
  “讲下去吧。”我说，对他那欢笑的样子有点不痛快。