sweetness

英 [ˈswiːtnəs]

美 [ˈswiːtnəs]

n.  令人愉快; 讨人喜欢; 甜; 芬芳

复数：sweetnesses　

CET6

BNC.12041 / COCA.9462

习惯用语

n.

be (all) sweetness and light
• 和蔼可亲；温文尔雅
  to be pleasant, friendly and polite
• 简单而有趣
  to be enjoyable and easy to deal with

牛津词典

noun

• 令人愉快；讨人喜欢
  the quality of being pleasant
  1. a smile of great sweetness
     十分甜蜜的微笑
• 甜；芬芳
  the quality of tasting or smelling sweet
  1. The air was filled with the sweetness of mimosa.
     空气中弥漫着含羞草的芬芳。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE (关系)友好;(情况)令人愉快，顺利
  If you say that a relationship or situation is notall sweetness and light, you mean that it is not as pleasant as it appears to be.
  1. It has not all been sweetness and light between him and the Prime Minister.
     他和首相的关系并不总是那么愉快融洽。
• See also:sweet

英英释义

noun

• the quality of giving pleasure
  1. he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner
  2. the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day
  Synonym:pleasantness
• a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
  Synonym:bouquetfragrancefragrancyredolence
• the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
  Synonym:sweet
• the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
  Synonym:sweetsugariness

双语例句

• What he said that dripped with false sweetness.
  他的话中充满了虚情假意。
• The sugar not only contributes sweetness and calories to the drink but also adds body and mouthfeel.
  糖不仅为饮料提供了甜味和热量，而且也同时增强了稠度和口感。
• This elegant wine balances natural acidity and sweetness.
  这家典雅的葡萄酒平衡酸度和甜度自然。
• A wine professional might have arranged the wines by colour and then by ascending order of body or sweetness.
  葡萄酒专业人士安排品尝顺序时通常会按照颜色进行区分，接着再按照酒体或甜度进行升序排序。
• Let the fragrant drift and drag under the candlelight, reflect the shadow on the stone as it carries a little bite of clarity and sweetness.
  繁杂刻板的日子里，让暗香浮动，烛光摇曳，影映石上，几分晶莹，几分甜蜜，随香而至。
• The pursuit of perfection, then is the pursuit of sweetness and light.
  对完美的追求就是对甜蜜和光明的追求。
• Happiness is a tree, with joy, sweetness, and excitement as its fruits.
  幸福是一棵树，以喜悦、甜蜜和激动为果实。
• He's not all sweetness and light.
  他并不总是很甜美、很光明的一个角色。
• Light pink roses: admiration, sympathy, gentleness, grace, gladness, joy, friendship and sweetness.
  轻粉红色玫瑰：钦佩，同情，温柔，优雅，高兴，快乐，友谊和甜度。
• This is a full-bodied wine with just a hint of sweetness.
  这是一种味道醇厚的葡萄酒，只有一丝甜味。