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happiness

英 ['hæpɪnɪs] 美['hæpɪnɪs]

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近义词joy contentment gladness delight satisfaction

反义词

n. 幸福

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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。

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！

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。

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。

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。