joy

joy

英 [dʒɒɪ]
　　美 [dʒɔɪ]

n. 歡樂，快樂；樂趣；高興
　　vi. 欣喜，歡喜
　　vt. 高興，使快樂

n.(名詞)joy的基本意思是“歡樂,高興”,多指在擁有、獲得或期待那些美好或極欲得到的事物時的愉快心情,尤適於表達根深蒂固、幾乎瘋狂的喜悅之情，是抽象名詞,不可數。joy還可作“令人高興的人或事”解,此時是可數名詞,有單復數形式。

中文詞源：

joy 歡樂，愉悅

來自古法語joie,來自拉丁語gaudium,歡樂，愉悅，詞源同enjoy,gaudy.

例句：

1. It was a joy to see. It really made my day.
這太有趣瞭，真的把我高興壞瞭。

2. Gregory was still enchanted with Shannon's youth and joy and beauty.
格雷戈裡仍為香農的朝氣、快樂和美麗著迷。

3. He jumped for joy on being told the news.
得知這個消息，他高興得手舞足蹈。

4. There was unrestrained joy on the faces of the people.
人們的臉上洋溢著無盡的歡樂。

5. Childhood had less freedom and joy than we sentimentally attribute to it.
童年並非像我們現在一廂情願所認為的那樣自在快樂。