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词汇 gaiety
释义 gaiety
noun[ U ]
 old-fashioneduk /ˈɡeɪ.ə.ti/ us /ˈɡeɪ.ə.t̬i/
happiness and excitement: 快乐,愉快,高兴
I felt there was an air of forced gaiety about her manner.我感到她有点强作欢颜的样子。
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gaiety | American Dictionary


gaiety
noun[ U ]
us/ˈɡeɪ·ɪ·t̬i/
happiness and excitement:
She loved the gaiety of the holiday season.

Examples of gaiety


gaiety
Merchants may receive many comforts, but tend to be very guarded in their friendships, and not prone to laughter or gaiety.
It was animating to see the immense crowds, and the general gaiety, but the masks were nothing.
It is in this, and not the tendency to gaiety or sadness, that we must locate the distinction between these temperaments of feeling.
Even their gaiety seemed to be of the forced kind often associated with a particularly painful farewell.
However, the mood of gaiety was to be shattered soon.
He was a man with a congenital gaiety and gracefulness who lived in sympathetic and trustful contact with his surroundings, his past and his future.
From this he was able to propose three primary bi-polar dimensions, trivia versus solemnity, gaiety versus gloom and energy versus relaxation, against which musical association could be measured.
I have seen the gaiety of the community in its annual celebrations.
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He has but one saving grace—he has certainly added to the gaiety of nations.
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They might have added to the gaiety of nations, but his courage seems to have failed when he came to the sticking point.
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There was at that time a certain gaiety in the atmosphere.
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It is at times rather confusing, but it does add gaiety to the debate.
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There is a great deal of colour there, and colour, when it is blended with skill and gaiety, gives lasting pleasure.
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It adds to the gaiety of nations, but it is not serious politics.
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I hope so much that his genius, his gaiety of heart and his indomitable spirit will be used in the future conduct of this war.
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