very happy; causing people to be happy 高興的;快樂的;令人愉快的 She gave a joyful laugh. 她發出快樂的笑聲。 It was a joyful reunion of all the family. 這是所有家庭成員快樂的團聚。
Synonyms happyhappyTopics Feelingsc1- satisfied
- content
- contented
- joyful
- blissful
- happy feeling, showing or giving pleasure; satisfied with something or not worried about it:
a happy marriage/memory/childhood 幸福的婚姻/回憶/童年 I said I’d go, just to keep him happy. 我說我要去只是爲了讓他高興。
- satisfied pleased because you have achieved something or because something has happened as you wanted it to; showing this:
She’s never satisfied with what she’s got. 她對自己所得到的從不感到滿足。 a satisfied smile 滿意的微笑
- content [not before noun] happy and satisfied with what you have:
I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun. 只在太陽下躺一躺我就心滿意足了。
- contented happy and comfortable with what you have; showing this:
a contented baby 心滿意足的小寶貝 a long contented sigh 惬意的長歎
content or contented? Being contented depends more on having a comfortable life; being content can depend more on your attitude to your life: you can learn to be content with something by changing your attitude to it. People or animals can be contented but only people can be content.用 content 還是 contented? - joyful (rather formal) very happy; making people very happy
- blissful making people very happy; showing this happiness:
three blissful weeks away 無憂無慮的三周假期
joyful or blissful? Joy is a livelier feeling; bliss is more peaceful.Patterns用 joyful 還是 blissful? - happy/satisfied/content/contented with something
- a happy/satisfied/contented/blissful smile
- a happy/joyful occasion/celebration
- to feel happy/satisfied/content/contented/joyful
- very/perfectly/quite happy/satisfied/content/contented
Oxford Collocations DictionaryJoyful is used with these nouns:- reunion