alacrity
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美[?'l?kr?ti]
- n. 敏捷；輕快；樂意
中文詞源
alacrity 欣然同意
來自拉丁語alacer, 渴望，歡快，詞源同allegro, 快板。
英文詞源
- alacrity (n.)
- mid-15c., from Latin alacritatem (nominative alacritas) "liveliness, ardor, eagerness," from alacer (genitive alacris) "cheerful, brisk, lively;" which is of uncertain origin, perhaps cognate with Gothic aljan "zeal," Old English ellen "courage, zeal, strength," Old High German ellian.
雙語例句
- 1. They fell on the sandwiches with alacrity.
- 他們快活地撲向三明治。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. As you can imagine, I accepted with alacrity.
- 你可以想象得到，我欣然接受了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They accepted the offer with alacrity.
- 他們欣然接受了建議。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. Although the man was very old, he still moved with alacrity.
- 他雖然很老, 動作仍很敏捷.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. She obeyed with alacrity.
- 她立即欣然服從了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》