merriment

• n. 欢喜；嬉戏

来自merry,高兴，兴奋，ment,名词后缀。

merriment (n.)

1570s, "comedic entertainment," from merry + -ment. General sense of "mirth" is from 1580s.

1. What calls for this merriment?

什么事值得这么高兴?

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. What's all the merriment about?

玩得这般兴高彩烈,有什么要庆祝 吗 ?

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. 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.

来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

4. This extraordinary assertion was greeted with a roar of merriment.

这个奇怪的论断引起了欢声大笑.

来自辞典例句

5. The cheerless monotony was sometimes enlivened with a little innocent merriment.

有时候,一点儿天真的嬉戏会使阴郁单调的生活增添一点生气.

来自辞典例句