merriment

IPA/ˈmerimənt/
IPA/ˈmerimənt/

merriment — 名詞

1. a happy, lively atmosphere full of laughter, jokes, and shared fun, usually when

1.名詞C1
釋義

歡樂氣氛

一群人歡笑同樂的熱鬧氣氛

a happy, lively atmosphere full of laughter, jokes, and shared fun, usually when people are together at a party, a meal, or some other enjoyable gathering

例句

Loud merriment from Dario's birthday party kept the whole street awake until midnight.

Dario 生日派對傳出的喧鬧歡樂聲，讓整條街到半夜都還睡不著。

noun phrase: loud / great / general merriment

The children's games in the garden filled the afternoon with merriment and bright shouts.

孩子們在花園裡玩遊戲，整個下午都充滿了歡樂與響亮的笑鬧聲。

preposition: fill (a time/place) with merriment

常見搭配
  • great merriment
  • loud merriment
  • general merriment
  • cause / spread / share merriment
  • much to the merriment of
同義詞
  • mirth

    near-synonym, even more literary; specifically laughter rather than the wider scene

  • jollity

    noisy cheerful fun, often around drinking or holidays; slightly old-fashioned

  • hilarity

    stronger; suggests something funny enough to make a group laugh out loud

  • festivity

    celebratory atmosphere, often tied to a specific event such as a wedding or holiday

反義詞
  • gloom

    heavy sad atmosphere; the opposite mood of a room

  • solemnity

    serious, quiet, respectful atmosphere, e.g. at a ceremony

文法句型

uncountable noun, no plural

用法筆記

Uncountable: never 'a merriment' or 'merriments'. Often appears in phrases describing what produced it ('cause merriment', 'much to the merriment of...') or what it fills ('filled with merriment'). Slightly literary; in everyday speech 'fun' or 'laughter' is more common.

常見錯誤

The party had many merriments.
The party was full of merriment.
merriment is uncountable; it has no plural form.
She felt great merriment when she heard the news.
She felt great joy when she heard the news.
merriment is a shared, social atmosphere, not a private inner feeling.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • sounds of merriment
  • shouts of merriment
  • look of merriment

常用片語

  • full of merriment
  • much to the merriment of
  • join in the merriment

介系詞搭配

  • with merriment
  • to the merriment of
  • amid merriment