happiness
英['hæpɪnɪs]
美['hæpɪnɪs]
词态变化
形容词: happy;
助记提示
1. happen => perhaps.
2. happen => hap.
3. happen => hapless.
4. hap "chance, fortune, luck" + 双写p加-y.
5. happy => happiness.
英文词源
- happiness (n.)
- 1520s, "good fortune," from happy + -ness. Meaning "pleasant and contented mental state" is from 1590s. Phrase greatest happiness for the greatest number was in Francis Hutcheson (1725) but later was associated with Bentham.
双语例句
- 1. Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.
- 不要等待好事降临，你要向幸福进发。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
- 2. Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.--Dale Carnegie
- 请记住，幸福不在于你是谁或者你拥有什么，而仅仅取决于你的心态！
来自金山词霸 每日一句
- 3. The secret to happiness is to keep setting yourself new challenges.
- 幸福的秘诀就是要不停地给自己设定新的挑战。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Happiness, which had been so elusive in Henry's life, still evaded him.
- 亨利生活中过去一直难以捕捉的幸福仍旧与他无缘。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. George was sincerely anxious that his son should find happiness and security.
- 乔治真诚地希望他儿子可以找到幸福和安全感。
来自柯林斯例句