take delight in

IPA/tˈeɪk dɪlˈaɪt ˈɪn/
IPA/tˈeɪk dᵻlˈaɪt ˈɪn/

take delight in — 慣用語

1. to feel great happiness and satisfaction from doing something you love, or from

1.慣用語B2
釋義

以…為樂

從某事中獲得極大快樂與滿足

to feel great happiness and satisfaction from doing something you love, or from experiencing something that pleases you deeply

例句

Nia takes great delight in watching her garden grow every spring.

Nia 非常享受每年春天看著花園裡的花草生長。

take + adjective + delight in + V-ing

The children took obvious delight in building sandcastles along the shore.

孩子們在沙灘上堆沙堡，顯然玩得很開心。

collocation: took obvious delight in

常見搭配
  • take great delight in
  • take obvious delight in
  • take a mischievous delight in
  • take quiet delight in
同義詞
  • revel in

    stronger and slightly more dramatic; implies enthusiastic enjoyment

  • delight in

    shorter, verb form of the same idea; slightly more literary

  • glory in

    implies pride and satisfaction alongside pleasure

反義詞

文法句型

take delight in + V-ing

take delight in + noun phrase

take + (adjective) + delight in

用法筆記

Often used with a possessive determiner (my, his, her, their) or an adjective before 'delight': 'She takes great delight in...' / 'He took a mischievous delight in proving them wrong.' The gerund (-ing form) is the most common structure after 'in', though a noun phrase is also possible: 'He takes delight in other people's misfortunes.'

常見錯誤

She takes delight to cook for her family.
She takes delight in cooking for her family.
After the preposition 'in', use the gerund (-ing form), not the infinitive.
I take delight from reading classic novels.
I take delight in reading classic novels.
The fixed preposition in this idiom is 'in', not 'from'.