| 词汇 | merriment |
| 释义 | merriment noun[ U ] uk /ˈmer.i.mənt/ us /ˈmer.i.mənt/ an occasion when people laugh or have an enjoyable time together: 欢笑；欢乐 Sounds of merriment came from the kitchen.欢笑声从厨房里传来。 His unusual name has long been a source of merriment among his friends.他不寻常的名字一直以来都是朋友们笑谈的对象。 General words for fun amusement craic fling fun gas giggle good clean fun hoopla jollification jollity laugh lolz play riot rough rough and tumbleidiom sport whimsy Examples of merrimentmerriment Thus, repress the instantaneous motions of merriment may be seen as a roundabout and obscure way of saying stop laughing. Similarly, he distinguishes between the feelings of the comic and the tragic, and the emotions of merriment and terror or pity, considered as responses to those feelings. In the sixteenth century the reader/singer was led through the miscellanies in a morally ascending line based on the classic rhetoricians' division of amorousness, merriment and wisdom. We all share his merriment in contemplating that matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But before we start rolling on the floor in merriment again, let us ask ourselves what is so funny. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am deeply sorry that my raising a point of order has caused such merriment, but this is a very serious matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When interpreted, the question seemed to be received with universal merriment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that is a subject which ought not to be treated as a matter for merriment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that is received with merriment, but it is a fact, and we ought to acknowledge it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely in a debate of this kind there is no room for merriment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The debate has been so relaxed and friendly that there has been time for some merriment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A schoolboy let loose was nothing to him; he really was a model of bubbling, sparkling merriment on that occasion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been a certain amount of merriment about chicory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I interjected that remark, which caused some merriment on the other side. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What was it that made that spirit of merriment? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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