alacrity

英 [ə'lækrɪtɪ] 美[ə'lækrəti]
  • n. 敏捷;轻快;乐意

畅通词汇GRE

中文词源


alacrity 欣然同意

来自拉丁语alacer, 渴望,欢快,词源同allegro, 快板。

英英释意


1. liveliness and eagerness;
"he accepted with alacrity"

英文词源


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.

实用场景例句


They accepted the offer with alacrity.
他们欣然接受了建议。

牛津词典

As you can imagine, I accepted with alacrity.
你可以想象得到,我欣然接受了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Tom gave up the brush with reluctance in his face, but alacrity in his heart.
汤姆把刷子让给本,脸上显示出不情愿, 可心里却美滋滋的.

英汉文学 - 汤姆历险

He carved , and ate, and praised with delighted alacrity.
他边切边吃, 又兴致勃勃地赞不绝口.

辞典例句

Immediately he had finished tea he rose with alacrity to go out.
一吃完茶点,他就匆忙起身外出.

辞典例句

It is better to present your gifts with alacrity because the result will be reinforced.
赠人礼物时态度爽快,等于赠送了两次.

期刊摘选

Now, Cleanthes , said Philo , with an air of alacrity and triumph , mark the consequences.
菲洛以得胜的口吻欣然说道:那么, 克林提斯, 注意其后果吧.

哲学部分

Such books we read with resignation rather than with alacrity.
这样的书我们是无可奈何地而不是轻松愉快地去读的.

辞典例句

Mr. Rushworth stepped forward with alacrity to tell him the agreeable news.
罗什渥兹先生兴高采烈地向前来告诉他这个好消息.

辞典例句

Although the man was very old, he still moved with alacrity.
他虽然很老, 动作仍很敏捷.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

I am a boy of extrovert with bright alacrity.
我是一个活泼开朗外向的男孩.

期刊摘选

And with such alacrity.
落地干净利落.

期刊摘选

He turns you adrift on the world with surprising alacrity.
他以令人惊奇的喜爱任你在世上漂泊.

辞典例句

He accepted her offer with alacrity.
他欣然接受了她的建议.

辞典例句

The passengers granted the request with alacrity, and straightaway disappeared on the platform.
旅客们听了这话吓了一跳,但是他们很乐意帮这两位先生的忙, 于是都走出车厢,站到车桥上去了.

期刊摘选

He accepted my invitation with alacrity.
他欣然接受我的邀请.

辞典例句

But he was not for a single instant the dupe of her blundering alacrity.
但是他一刻也不会上当去相信她这种冒冒失失的殷勤.

辞典例句

Cairncross accepted our offer with alacrity.
凯恩克罗斯欣然地接受了我们的建议.

辞典例句

If men were all virtuous, I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly.
假如人都是善良的, 我一定积极傅授每一个人飞行的方法.

期刊摘选

He accepted with alacrity.
他欣然接受了.

期刊摘选

I was instructed to make contact with maximum alacrity.
我被命令越快和你们取得联系越好.

电影对白

Although John's grandfather was almost eighty years old, he still moved with alacrity.
约翰的祖父虽然年近八十, 但动作仍很敏捷.

辞典例句

She sprang to the door with alacrity.
她敏捷地跳到门口.

期刊摘选

She obeyed with alacrity.
她立即欣然服从了.

《简明英汉词典》

They accepted the offer with alacrity.
他们欣然接受了建议。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

They fell on the sandwiches with alacrity.
他们快活地扑向三明治。

柯林斯例句

As you can imagine, I accepted with alacrity.
你可以想象得到,我欣然接受了。

柯林斯例句