葬礼十个关于“快乐”的英文单词

2021年1月15日发(作者：束云章)
十个关于“快乐”的英文单词
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Defined as pleasure derived from attaining what you consider to be good, the
term happiness comes from the Old Norse root happ, which literally means
“chance” or “good luck.” The noun happiness entered English in the 16th
century, though the adjective happy predates this noun by 200 years.
Happiness的定义是，因获得你心目中美好的事物，油然而生的一种快乐。这个
词来源于古斯堪的纳维亚语的词根happ，本意为“机会”、“好运”。名词happiness进入英语是在16世纪，其形容词happy比名词早了200年进入英语。

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Mirth is jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter. From Germanic
origin, mirth shares a root with the word merry. It's been around since the time
Old English was spoken.
Mirth就是欢乐（jollity），尤其还伴随着笑声。来源于德语，与merry同属一个词根。古英语时代已经出现这个词。

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Joy is the emotion of great delight caused by something exceptionally good or
satisfying. This termed entered English way back in the 1200s from the Old
French joie.
Joy是因意外的惊喜而满足带来的极大快乐。这个词来自古法语 joie，13世纪进
入英语。

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Bliss is supreme happiness, often associated with the joy of heaven. It comes
from the Old English blis and is related to the terms bless and blithe.