gratified
gratified — 動詞
- gratifiedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- gratifieds3rd person singular
- gratifieding-ing form
- gratifiededpast simple
1. to cause someone to feel happy and satisfied, especially by fulfilling a wish, n
滿足；取悅
使某人高興或滿足其願望
to cause someone to feel happy and satisfied, especially by fulfilling a wish, need, or desire they have — for example, gratifying a child's curiosity about how things work, or gratifying a customer's special request.
The head chef's praise for her dessert truly gratified Folake.
主廚對 Folake 甜點的稱讚，確實讓她感到十分滿足。
gratify + person as direct object
The university agreed to gratify the students' wish for longer library hours.
這所大學同意滿足學生延長圖書館開放時間的願望。
gratify + wish / need / request
It always gratifies Antonia when her former students stop by to say hello.
前學生順道來打招呼時，總是讓 Antonia 感到很高興。
Dario tried hard to gratify his grandmother's request for handmade pasta.
Dario 盡力滿足奶奶想吃手作義大利麵的要求。
gratify + person's request
Nothing gratified Eitan more than watching his daughter take her first steps.
沒有什麼比看著女兒踏出第一步更讓 Eitan 感到滿足的了。
pattern: nothing gratifies + person more than…
- gratify a wish
- gratify a need
- gratify curiosity
- gratify a desire
- gratify a request
- please
more common and less formal; 'gratify' has a stronger sense of fulfilling a specific wish
- satisfy
focuses on meeting a need or requirement rather than giving emotional pleasure
- indulge
implies giving in to a desire, often one that is excessive or momentary
- delight
stronger emotional reaction, often refers to something that gives great joy
- displease
to cause someone to feel unhappy or annoyed, the opposite of pleasing
文法句型
gratify + person
gratify + wish / need / desire / request
it gratifies + person + when-clause
it gratifies + person + to-infinitive
用法筆記
Often used with an abstract object such as 'a wish', 'a need', 'curiosity', or 'a desire'. The pattern 'it gratifies [person] when / to …' is also common.
常見錯誤
gratified — 形容詞
- gratifiedpositive
- more gratifiedcomparative
- most gratifiedsuperlative
1. feeling happy and content because something you wanted has happened or been give
欣慰；滿足
因願望實現而感到高興的
feeling happy and content because something you wanted has happened or been given to you — for example, feeling gratified when a difficult project you worked on is praised by your manager.
Salma felt deeply gratified when her research was published in a top journal.
Salma 的研究論文登上頂尖期刊時，她感到非常滿足。
be / feel gratified + when-clause
Luca was gratified to see so many people at his first photography exhibition.
Luca 看到這麼多人來參加他的第一場攝影展，感到十分欣慰。
be gratified + to-infinitive
The team felt gratified by the positive responses from local residents.
團隊因當地居民的正面回應而感到很欣慰。
Reuben was gratified that his years of training had finally paid off.
Reuben 多年的訓練終於有了回報，讓他感到非常欣慰。
be gratified + that-clause
Padma felt gratified at the success of the community garden she had started.
Padma 對自己發起的社區菜園成功推動，感到相當欣慰。
- deeply gratified
- immensely gratified
- feel gratified
- gratified by
- gratified at
- gratified to see
- pleased
more common and less formal; 'gratified' is slightly stronger, implying a deeper sense of fulfillment
- satisfied
focuses on having needs or expectations met rather than emotional contentment
- content
implies a longer-lasting, calmer state of happiness rather than a reaction to a specific event
- delighted
expresses a stronger, more lively pleasure than 'gratified'
- dissatisfied
unhappy because expectations or needs were not met
- displeased
annoyed or unhappy about something, opposite of being pleased
文法句型
be / feel gratified + to-infinitive
be / feel gratified + that-clause
be / feel gratified + by / at + noun phrase
用法筆記
Unlike 'grateful' (which expresses thanks for someone else's help), 'gratified' describes the feeling of pleasure when a personal hope, effort, or standard is fulfilled. Common after linking verbs such as 'be', 'feel', and 'seem'.
常見錯誤
同根字
- gratify動詞C1
- gratifying形容詞C1
- gratification名詞C1
- gratifyingly副詞C2