alacrity
英 [ə'lækrɪtɪ]
美 [ə'lækrəti]
GRE
alacrity 欣然同意来自拉丁语alacer, 渴望，欢快，词源同allegro, 快板。
- 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.
- 1. They fell on the sandwiches with alacrity.
- 他们快活地扑向三明治。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. As you can imagine, I accepted with alacrity.
- 你可以想象得到，我欣然接受了。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. They accepted the offer with alacrity.
- 他们欣然接受了建议。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. Although the man was very old, he still moved with alacrity.
- 他虽然很老, 动作仍很敏捷.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. She obeyed with alacrity.
- 她立即欣然服从了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
