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

• 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。
• Sounds of merriment from the party could be heard in the street.
  从聚会中传来的欢乐的笑声在街上也可以听到。
• 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。
• 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。
• But Pearl's laugh, when she was caught, though full of merriment and music, made her mother more doubtful than before.
  但珠儿被抓住的时候，她咯咯的笑声中虽然充满欢乐和鸣，却使母亲较前益发困惑。
• 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。
• Young fellows lay aside their school work and give themselves up to merriment and joy.
  青年们，他们在学校的放下工作给自己欢乐与欣忭。
• 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。
• Their merriment also made me happy.
  他们的欢笑也令我高兴。
• Full of or showing high-spirited merriment.
  充满或表现出高度饱满的欢喜的。