名詞 mirth:

1. great merriment
   同義詞：hilarity, mirthfulness, glee, gleefulness

1. The announcement was greeted with much hilarity and mirth.
   這一項(xiàng)宣布引起了熱烈的歡呼聲。
2. When I told them what had happened to me, they all chortled with mirth.
   我把我的事告訴他們以後，他們咯咯地笑起來了。
3. Christmas is a time of mirth, especially for children.
   圣誕節(jié)是個(gè)快樂的日子，尤其是對(duì)孩子們。

mirth

n.（名詞）
Gladness and gaiety, especially when expressed by laughter.
歡樂：歡樂和愉快，尤指用笑來表達(dá)

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English myrgth * see mregh-u-
源自 古英語 myrgth *參見 mregh-u-

<參考詞匯><同義詞>mirth,merriment,jollity,hilarity,gleeThese nouns denote a state of joyful exuberance.
這些名詞都指示洋溢著歡樂的狀態(tài)。
Mirth stresses lightheartedness and gaiety;it often suggests easy laughter:
Mirth 強(qiáng)調(diào)的是心情輕松和歡愉，它通常暗示著輕松的笑聲：
例句：
.Again the young friends gave way to their mirth. (Henry Wadsworth Longfellow).
.年輕的朋友們又一次歡笑起來. （亨利·華茲渥斯·朗費(fèi)羅）。

Merriment is high-spirited fun and enjoyment:
Merriment 是一種情緒很高的快樂和歡愉：
例句：
Her escapades were a subject of merriment in the sorority house.
在女生聯(lián)誼會(huì)中，她的惡作劇總是歡樂的根源。

Jollity applies to convivial merriment or celebration:
Jollity 指的是歡宴作樂的歡樂或慶典：
例句：
.Perhaps [an English pub is] a place of rural jollity with log fires crackling and grinning farm lads slurping pints and squaring up to the dart board. (John Mortimer).
.也許 是鄉(xiāng)間歡樂的地方——木柴燃燒在發(fā)出爆裂聲，咧嘴笑著的、咕嘟咕嘟地喝著一品脫一品脫酒的農(nóng)場工們正圍在飛標(biāo)靶旁邊. （約翰·莫蒂默）。

Hilarity is great, often uproarious merriment:
Hilarity 指的是強(qiáng)烈的，經(jīng)常是爆發(fā)性的歡樂：
例句：
.Fan the sinking flame of hilarity with the wing of friendship;and pass the rosy wine. (Charles Dickens).
.用友誼將正在熄滅的歡樂火焰重新扇起；并傳遞著玫瑰色的美酒. （查理斯·狄更斯）。

Glee applies especially to jubilant delight resulting from a particular circumstance,such as winning a victory (
Glee 特指由某一特定情景導(dǎo)致的歡騰中的快樂，如贏得勝利（
例句：
Her glee knew no bounds when she crossed the finish line first); it may suggest spiteful pleasuresuch as that experienced at another`s bad fortune (
當(dāng)她第一個(gè)沖過終線時(shí)她簡直高興極了）； 這一詞也暗含一種不高尚的歡樂，如當(dāng)別人倒霉時(shí)幸災(zāi)樂禍的愉快（

例句：
He laughed with glee when he learned of his opponent`s defeat).
當(dāng)?shù)弥獙?duì)手失敗時(shí)，他不免有些幸災(zāi)樂禍）