一、详细释义:
adj.
感到(或显得)高兴的;快乐的
例句:
She had a happy girlhood.
她有个快乐的少女时代。
例句:
I' m very happy that your health is showing signs of improvement.
看到你的健康状况显出好转的迹象,我非常高兴。
给予(或带来)快乐的;使人高兴的;幸福的
例句:
Theirs was a happy home until her mother came between them
在她母亲介入之前,他们的家庭一直是个幸福的家庭。
例句:
Kind acts reap happy smiles.
善意的行动得到幸福的微笑。
(表示祝愿,如Happy Birthday生日快乐、Happy New Year新年好等)
例句:
How lucky I am to work with you! Happy Valentine's Day.
能与你共事多么幸运!情人节快乐。
例句:
Happy birthday, dear friend.
生日快乐,亲爱的朋友。
情愿的,乐意(做某事)的
例句:
They would be happy to oblige him on receipt of the reply.
他们将乐意在接到伦敦的回电后满足他的要求。
例句:
I'm sorry to hear about your mother. I'd be happy to help you out.
我对你母亲的病深表同情。我很乐意帮你的忙。
(对某人或事物)满意的,放心的
例句:
Never show a design approach that you’re not happy with; stakeholders just might like it.
绝对不要向利益关系人展现你不满意的设计方案,可能那正是他们喜欢的。
例句:
I feel I've had an excellent run for my money (ie a rewarding career) and now I'm happy to retire.
我对我一生的事业十分满意,现在退休甚为欣慰.
幸运的;成功的
例句:
Their marriage has been a very happy one.
他们的婚姻非常美满。
例句:
His wife's wealth was a happy circumstance that enabled him to enter politics.
他凭借妻子的财富才能幸运地踏入政界。
(言语、思想或行为)合适的;恰当的
例句:
He tore up sheet after sheet of music before producing the happy tune he wanted.
他撕掉一篇又一篇的乐谱,最后才写出他想要的合适的调子。
二、词义辨析:
happy,glad,cheerful,joyful,merry,delightful,gay,pleasant,nice,jolly,agreeable
这些形容词均含“愉快的,高兴的”之意。happy侧重感到满足、幸福或高兴。glad最普通用词,语气较弱,表示礼貌的惯用语。指乐于做某事或因某事而感到满足,常表愉快的心情。cheerful多指因内心的愉快而表现出兴高采烈,是强调而自然的感情流露。joyful语气较强,强调心情或感情上的欣喜。merry指精神情绪的暂时高涨,表示欢乐、愉快的心境或情景,侧重充满欢笑声和乐趣。delightful指能带来强烈的快乐,激起愉快的情感,用于非常愉快的场合。gay侧重无忧无虑、精神昂扬、充满生命的快乐。pleasant侧重给人以“赏心悦目”或“愉快的,宜人的”感受。nice语气较温和,泛指任何愉快或满意的感觉。jolly通俗用词,多指充满快乐与喜悦的神情。agreeable指与感受者的愿望、情趣或受好等和谐一致而带来的心情上的快意。