happiness
noun [uncountable]Word Family
- happy adjective (≠ unhappy)
- happily adverb (≠ unhappily)
- happiness noun (≠ unhappiness)
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the state of feeling or showing pleasure 幸福： 感覺或表現出愉悅的狀態to find true happiness 尋找真正的幸福 Fame did not bring her happiness. 名聲沒有給她帶來快樂。 the pursuit of happiness 對幸福的追求 Her eyes shone with happiness. 她雙眼閃爍着幸福的光芒。 Their grandchildren are a constant source of happiness. 他們的孫輩是幸福的源泉。
- happiness (about/with something)
the state of being satisfied that something is good or right 幸福 The meeting expressed happiness about the progress made. 會議對取得的進展表示高興。
Synonyms satisfactionsatisfaction用 satisfaction、happiness、contentment 還是 fulfilment？
- happiness
- pride
- contentment
- fulfilment
- satisfaction the good feeling that you have when you have achieved something or when something that you wanted to happen does happen:
He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy. 得知兒子很幸福他深感欣慰。
- happiness the good feeling that you have when you are happy:
Money can’t buy you happiness. 金錢不能爲你買到幸福。
- pride a feeling of being pleased or satisfied that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done something well or own something that other people admire:
The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride. 兒子畢業的情景讓她充滿了自豪。
- contentment (rather formal) a feeling of being happy or satisfied with what you have:
They found contentment in living a simple life. 他們在簡樸的生活中得到滿足。
- fulfilment a feeling of being happy or satisfied with what you do or have done:
her search for personal fulfilment 她對個人成就的追求
- satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment in something
- real satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
- true satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
- great satisfaction/happiness/pride
- quiet satisfaction/pride/contentment
- to feel satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment
- to bring somebody satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
- to find satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment