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thankfulness

UK //ˈθæŋkfʊlnəs//US //ˈθæŋkfʊlnəs//

词源

源自中古英语 'thankful'(感恩的)+ 后缀 '-ness'(表示状态或品质),最早可追溯至古英语 'þancfulnes'。

noun

❶ 感激之情,指对他人帮助或美好事物产生的感恩心态,常表现为内心的满足和温暖感受。

“Her eyes shone with thankfulness when she received the unexpected gift.”

(收到意外礼物时,她眼中闪烁着感激的光芒。)

“The thankfulness in his voice was evident as he thanked the firefighters.”

(他向消防员道谢时,声音里的感激之情清晰可闻。)

同义词:gratitude, appreciation, gratefulness

常见短语

with thankfulness — 带着感激之情,用于描述以感恩心态完成某动作的状态。

“She accepted the award with thankfulness in her heart.”

(她心怀感激地接受了这个奖项。)

overflowing thankfulness — 溢于言表的感激,强调感恩之情非常强烈且明显。

“The community showed overflowing thankfulness to the medical workers.”

(社区居民对医护人员表现出溢于言表的感激。)