- [uncountable, singular]
a feeling of great pleasure 高興；愉快；快樂 a feeling of sheer/pure delight 十分高興的心情 - with delight
The children squealed with delight when they saw the puppy. 孩子們看到小狗時高興得大聲尖叫。 - to the delight of somebody | to somebody's delight
She won the game easily, to the delight of all her fans. 這場比賽她赢得很輕鬆，令所有的崇拜者大爲高興。 - delight in doing something
He takes (great) delight in (= enjoys) proving others wrong. 他以證實别人出錯爲（一大）快事。 - delight in something
She took a simple delight in joys that we could all share. 她從我們都能分享的快樂中獲得簡單的快樂。 - delight at something
She couldn't hide her delight at the news. 聽到這個消息，她無法掩飾自己的喜悅。 - delight at doing something
He expressed his delight at seeing us all again. 他表達了再一次見到我們所有人的喜悅之情。
Synonyms pleasurepleasure- delight
- joy
- privilege
- treat
- honour
- pleasure a thing that makes you happy or satisfied:
the pleasures and pains of everyday life 日常生活的苦與樂 It’s been a pleasure meeting you. 很高興認識您。
- delight a thing or person that brings you great pleasure:
the delights of living in the country 生活在鄉村的樂趣
- joy a thing or person that brings you great pleasure or happiness:
the joys and sorrows of childhood 童年的歡樂與悲傷
pleasure, delight or joy? 用 pleasure、delight 還是 joy？ - privilege (rather formal
) something that you are proud and lucky to have the opportunity to do: 指榮幸、榮耀、光榮： It was a great privilege to hear her sing. 聽她唱歌是莫大的榮幸。
- treat (informal
) a thing that somebody enjoyed or is likely to enjoy very much: 指樂事、樂趣： You’ve never been to this area before? Then you’re in for a real treat. 你以前從來沒有到過這一地區？那麽你一定會喜之不盡。
- honour (formal
) something that you are very pleased or proud to do because people are showing you great respect: 指榮幸、光榮： It was a great honour to be invited here today. 今天承蒙邀請到此，深感榮幸。
- the pleasures/delights/joys of something
- It’s a great pleasure/joy to me that…
- It’s a pleasure/delight/joy/privilege/treat/honour to do something
- It’s a pleasure/delight/joy to see/find…
- a pleasure/delight/joy to behold/watch
- a real pleasure/delight/joy/privilege/treat
- a great pleasure/joy/privilege/honour
- a rare joy/privilege/treat/honour
Extra ExamplesHis mind was reeling with an almost aesthetic delight at the beauty of the thing. 見到這麽美好的東西，他内心充滿了近乎審美愉悅的心情。 I find a perverse delight in listening to traffic. 我從聽車流噪聲中找到一種怪異的樂趣。 Much to the delight of the crowd, the band came back and did three encores. 使觀衆大爲欣喜的是，樂隊返回台上又演奏了 3 首。 She gave a whoop of delight and dived into the water. 她高興地大叫一聲，紮進了水裏。 She took evident delight in frightening the children with horror stories. 很明顯她以講恐怖故事嚇唬孩子爲樂。 The news was greeted with great delight. 人們聽到這一消息時欣喜若狂。 To my great delight, they offered me the job. 他們給了我這個工作，令我非常高興。 We danced around with childish delight. 我們像孩子一樣高興地滿屋子跳舞。 Flowering trees provide shade as well as visual delight. 開花樹木在提供樹蔭的同時還給人帶來視覺上的愉悅。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- absolute
- utter
- …
- express
- find
- take
- …
- in delight
- with delight
- of delight
- …
- a cry, gasp, squeal, etc. of delight
- much to somebody’s delight
- [countable]
something that gives you great pleasure 令人高興的事；樂事；樂趣 This guitar is a delight to play. 這吉他彈起來很惬意。 Sample the culinary delights of Morocco. 品嘗摩洛哥的美食。 - delight of doing something
the delights of living in the country 生活在鄉村的樂趣
Extra ExamplesHe became deeply religious and turned away from earthly delights. 他開始潛心信教，抛開一切塵世之樂。 The baby was a constant delight and source of amazement. 這個嬰兒不斷給人帶來喜悅和驚奇。 The old lady's reminiscences were a continual delight to Constance. 這位老太太對往事的回憶總是爲康斯坦絲帶來快樂。 It was a delight to see him so fit and healthy. 看到他這麽健健康康的，真是高興。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- real
- constant
- unexpected
- …
- explore
- sample
- enjoy
- …
- delight to
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French delitier (verb), delit (noun), from Latin delectare ‘to charm’, frequentative of delicere. The -gh- was added in the 16th cent. by association with the verb light.