hilarity

• n. 欢喜；高兴；欢闹

来自拉丁语hilaris,欢乐的，愉悦的，词源同Hillary,solace,console.

1. great merriment

hilarity (n.)

mid-15c., from Latin hilaritatem (nominative hilaritas) "cheerfulness, gaiety, merriment," from hilaris "cheerful, gay," from Greek hilaros "cheerful, gay, merry, joyous," related to hilaos "graceful, kindly." In ancient Rome, Hilaria (neuter plural of hilaris) were a class of holidays, times of pomp and rejoicing; there were public ones in honor of Cybele at the spring equinoxes as well as private ones on the day of a marriage or a son's birth.

The announcement was greeted with much hilarity and mirth.

这一项宣布引起了热烈的欢呼声.

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The hilarity at the association's expense burst all bounds, now.

拿协会开玩笑, 此时已漫无限度.

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By midnight the hilarity had increased.

天已经到了午夜时分,人们的狂欢劲仍然有增无减.

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The company doubled up with hilarity.

大伙儿乐得弯下腰来.

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Wine gives not light hilarity, but noisy merriment.

酒不给人以轻松的欢乐, 而给人以嚣嚷的狂欢.

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It'seems to me that he grew more erect as the fraternal hilarity increased.

我觉得随着沆瀣一气的欢闹的高涨,他也变得越发端庄了.

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The movie, " Trains, Planes, and Automobiles " treats this with hilarity and poignancy.

电影 “ 火车, 飞机和汽车 ” 是以欢娱和热情庆祝这个节日.

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A 50 year - old English, died due to fatal hilarity.

一名50岁的英国人, 死于致命狂笑.

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Radolph's sceptism excited Winterbourne to further hilarity.

兰道夫的怀疑主义更使温德朋笑个不停.

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Still it makes for a bit of hilarity in the tent every morning.

不过,每天早晨穿衣服还是制造了一点小小的欢娱.

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The square, resounding with the roll and clang of music , presented a scene of noisy hilarity.

广场上锣鼓喧天, 场面可热火啦!

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But the result on the Buckingham Palace balcony was undoubtedly hilarity - to all but the Queen.

但如果这发生在白金汉宫的露台上,毫无疑问,会让王室上下当场笑翻,当然女王除外.

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