名詞 gay:

1. someone who practices homosexuality; having a sexual attraction to persons of the same sex
   同義詞：homosexual, homophile, homo

形容詞 gay:

1. bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
   同義詞：cheery, sunny
2. full of or showing high-spirited merriment
   同義詞：jocund, jolly, jovial, merry, mirthful
3. given to social pleasures often including dissipation
4. brightly colored and showy
   同義詞：brave, braw
5. offering fun and gaiety
   同義詞：festal, festive, merry
6. homosexual or arousing homosexual desires
   同義詞：queer, homophile

1. The street look gay with bright flag and coloured light.
   街上旗幟鮮艷、彩燈繽紛，顯出一派歡樂景象。
2. He looked happy, even gay.
   他看起來很高興，甚至可以說歡欣雀躍。
3. Picnics were popular in the gay nineties.
   在1890年至1900年間野餐很流行。
4. I love the gay colors in the market.
   我喜歡市場上繽紛的色彩。

gay

adj.（形容詞）
gay.er,gay.est
Showing or characterized by cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement; merry.
快樂的，愉快的：表現出歡樂的、愉快的激動的，或具有其特征的；高興的
Bright or lively, especially in color:
色彩鮮活的：明亮的或怡人的，尤指顏色：
例句：
a gay, sunny room.
一間明快的、充滿陽光的房間

Of, relating to, or sharing the lifestyle and concerns of the homosexual community.
同性戀的：有關或與同性戀者的生活方式或問題有聯系的，具有同性戀者的生活方式的
Homosexual.
同性戀的
Given to social pleasures.
好尋歡作樂的
Dissolute; licentious.
放蕩的；無法無天的
n.（名詞）
A gay person, especially an openly gay person in contemporary society.
活躍的人：快樂的，尤指當代社會中的思想開放的人

來源：
Middle English gai
中古英語 gai
from Old French
源自 古法語
[possibly of Germanic origin]
[可能源于日耳曼語的]

【引伸】
gay.ness
n.（名詞）
The wordgay is now standard in its use to refer to the American homosexual community and its members;in this use it is generally lowercased.Gay is distinguished from homosexual in emphasizing the cultural and social aspects of homosexuality.Many writers reservegay for male homosexuals, but the word is also used to refer to homosexuals of both sexes;when the intended meaning is not clear in the context,the phrasegay and lesbian should be used. Like the other names of social groups that are derived from adjectives (e.g.,Black ), gay may be regarded as offensive when used as a noun to refer to particular individuals, as inThere were two gays on the panel; here a phrase such asgay people should be used instead. But there is no objection to the use of the noun in the pluralto refer to the general gay community,as inGays have united in opposition to the policy. See Usage Note at homosexual
單詞gay 其用法已被普遍接受， 指的是美國的同性戀團體及其成員；在這種用法中，它一般小寫。Gay 區(qū)別于 homosexual， 前者強調同性戀者的文化和社會方面。許多作家把gay 限定于男性同性戀者， 但這個單詞也可用于指兩種性別的同性戀者，當上下文的言外之意不太明確時，詞組同性戀男性和同性戀女性 可以被使用。 就象其他從形容詞派生來的社會群體名詞一樣（如，黑人 ）， gay 如果當作為一個名詞使用，指一些特殊的個體時，可能會被認為帶有攻擊性， 如在There were two gays on the panel； 在此處應該用詞組gay people 來代替。 但是并沒有人反對其名詞的復數形式，指一般的同性戀團體，如句子同性戀者們已經團結起來對抗政策 參見 homosexual