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

• He saw coaches rolling by, gentlemen passing with ladies& the evening's merriment was beginning in this region of theatres and hotels.
  他看着马车驶过，绅士们伴着女士们走过。这个戏院和旅馆集中的地区就此开始了晚上的欢乐。
• This afternoon I want to perform for the wedding banquet of my friend, I want to be for their merriment, playing a "re-appear yesterday".
  今天下午我要为我的朋友的婚宴演出，我要为他们的欢乐，吹奏一首“昨日重现”。
• Full of or showing high-spirited merriment.
  充满或表现出高度饱满的欢喜的。
• 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。
• What calls for this merriment?
  什么事值得这么高兴？
• This time of year is filled with merriment and marked by special occasions with family and friends.
  每年的这个时候充满了欢乐并以和家人朋友特别的团聚活动为标志。
• This extraordinary assertion was greeted with a roar of merriment.
  这个奇怪的论断引起了欢声大笑。
• Sounds of merriment came from behind the closed doors.
  从关着的门后传来了喧闹的欢笑声。
• The air was full of the sound of Christmas merriment as I walked from the streetcar to my small apartment.
  我下了电车一路走回家，空中弥漫着圣诞节的欢乐气氛。
• 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。