delightful
英 [dɪˈlaɪtfl] 美 [dɪˈlaɪtfəl]

adj.

令人非常高兴的，讨人喜欢的；令人愉快的；宜人；

英英释义

delightful

• adj.greatly pleasing or entertaining

  "a delightful surprise"; "the comedy was delightful"

  同义词：delicious

同近义词辨析

joyful, glad, delightful, merry, gay, happy, agreeable, jolly, nice, pleasant, cheerful

这组词都有“愉快的，高兴的”的意思，其区别是：

joyful语气较强，强调心情或感情上的欣喜。

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。

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。

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。

gay侧重无忧无虑、精神昂扬、充满生命的快乐。

happy侧重感到满足、幸福或高兴。

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。

jolly通俗用词，多指充满快乐与喜悦的神情。

nice语气较温和，泛指任何愉快或满意的感觉。

pleasant侧重给人以“赏心悦目”或“愉快的，宜人的”感受。

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。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Let's top off this delightful evening with a drink.
   来，让我们以干杯来圆满结束这个令人愉快的夜晚。
2. Thank you very much for inviting me to this delightful dinner.
   谢谢您邀请我参加这次令人愉快的晚宴。
3. Aristophanes in the fifth century B.C. created a delightful mixture of fancy and political satire.
   公元前五世纪，阿里斯托芬创造了一种幻想和政治讽刺的可喜的揉合。

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