blissful

/ˈblɪsfl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈblɪsfl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈblis-fəl/ (ame, mw)

blissful — adjective

  • blissfulpositive
  • more blissfulcomparative
  • most blissfulsuperlative

1. feeling deeply happy and at peace, or showing the quiet joy that comes with that

1.形容詞C1
釋義

feeling deeply happy and at peace, or showing the quiet joy that comes with that feeling.

例句

Heloísa felt blissful as the train rolled past the snowy mountains.

feel blissful after a calming experience

A blissful silence filled the house after the guests had gone home.

collocation: blissful silence

同義詞
  • joyful

    more lively and energetic than blissful

  • contented

    calmer and less intense than blissful

  • serene

    stresses peace and calm more than happiness

反義詞
  • miserable

    feeling very unhappy or uncomfortable

  • troubled

    disturbed by worry instead of calm joy

文法句型

a blissful + noun

feel blissful

look blissful

用法筆記

Often used before nouns such as silence, smile, sleep, and week. It usually suggests a calm, full kind of happiness rather than a quick burst of excitement.

常見錯誤

❌We were blissful to hear the exam was over.
✅We were delighted to hear the exam was over.
💡blissful usually describes a settled, glowing happiness, not a quick reaction to news.

2. calm and untroubled because an unpleasant truth has not reached you yet.

2.形容詞C1
釋義

calm and untroubled because an unpleasant truth has not reached you yet.

例句

Jason lived in blissful ignorance of the office rumors for months.

in blissful ignorance of [noun phrase]

Blissful ignorance kept Soraya calm during the early days of the scandal.

blissful ignorance as subject

同義詞
  • unaware

    more neutral and does not suggest a pleasant feeling

  • ignorant

    can sound more negative or critical than blissful

反義詞

文法句型

in blissful ignorance of + noun phrase

stay blissful because + clause

用法筆記

Most often seen in the phrase 'blissful ignorance'. When blissful stands alone in this sense, the sentence usually makes clear that the person feels calm only because they do not know a problem yet.

常見錯誤

❌I was blissful of the argument downstairs.
✅I was blissfully unaware of the argument downstairs.' / 'I stayed in blissful ignorance of the argument downstairs.
💡this sense does not take 'of' directly after blissful unless the noun ignorance follows.