hilarity

IPA/hɪˈlærəti/
KK[hɪlˈɛrəti]IPA/hɪˈlærəti/

hilarity — 名詞

1. loud, cheerful laughter from a group of people who are all enjoying something th

1.名詞C1
釋義

歡笑；笑鬧

一群人開懷大笑的熱鬧場面

loud, cheerful laughter from a group of people who are all enjoying something they find very amusing.

例句

The clown's tumble across the stage caused great hilarity among the children.

小丑在舞台上跌了一跤，引起孩子們一陣歡笑。

cause + hilarity (typical verb collocation)

Owen's impression of the principal sent the whole staff room into hilarity.

Owen 模仿校長的樣子，讓整間教師休息室笑成一團。

send + into hilarity (movement-into-state pattern)

常見搭配
  • cause hilarity
  • much hilarity
  • great hilarity
  • hilarity ensued
  • hilarity broke out
  • send someone into hilarity
同義詞
  • merriment

    shared cheerful enjoyment, often quieter than hilarity

  • mirth

    literary; the feeling of amusement, not necessarily loud

  • amusement

    neutral; one person's reaction as well as a group's

反義詞
  • solemnity

    serious, quiet atmosphere with no laughter

  • gloom

    shared low mood, opposite emotional register

用法筆記

Uncountable; never pluralised. Subject is the laughter itself (a scene of people laughing), not one person's amusement.

常見錯誤

She felt a great hilarity inside.
She laughed with great amusement.
hilarity describes shared loud laughter in a group, not one person's private feeling.
The hilarities lasted all evening.
The hilarity lasted all evening.
hilarity is uncountable; no plural form.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • scene of hilarity
  • moment of hilarity

常用片語

  • cause great hilarity
  • hilarity ensued
  • much to the hilarity of

介系詞搭配

  • with hilarity
  • in hilarity