gratitude
noun /ˈɡrætɪtjuːd/
  /ˈɡrætɪtuːd/
 [uncountable]Word Family
- grateful adjective (≠ ungrateful)
- gratefully adverb
- gratitude noun (≠ ingratitude)
- the feeling of being grateful and wanting to express your thanks感激之情;感谢 -  with gratitude He smiled at them with gratitude.他向他们笑了笑表示谢意。 
-  gratitude (to somebody) (for something) I would like to express my gratitude to everyone for their hard work.我要对所有辛勤劳动的人表示感谢。 
- I feel a deep sense of gratitude to her.我深深地感谢她。 
-  in gratitude for something She was presented with the gift in gratitude for her long service.这礼物赠送给她以表达对她长期服务的感激之情。 
- I owe you a great debt of gratitude (= feel extremely grateful).我对你感激不尽。 
 Topics Feelingsc1- His kindness and support earned him her eternal gratitude.他的友善和支持令她永存谢意。 
- I remember them with gratitude.我心存感激地记着他们。 
- I sent him some money as a token of my gratitude.我寄了些钱给他聊表谢意。 
- I would like to express my deep sense of gratitude to the staff for their patience.我要对全体员工的耐心表示深深的感谢。 
- They deserve our gratitude for all the work they do.他们所做的一切值得我们感激。 
- We owe her a deep debt of gratitude for her services.对于她的付出,我们感激不尽。 
- You have our undying gratitude.我们对你永存感激之情。 
- my gratitude at her thoughtfulness我对她的体贴的感激之情 
- the very deep gratitude I felt towards her我对她怀有的深切感激之情 
 Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- profound
- heartfelt
- …
 - feel
- express
- extend
- …
 - in gratitude
- with gratitude
- gratitude at
- …
 - as a token of your gratitude
- owe a debt of gratitude to somebody
- a feeling of gratitude
- …
 词源late Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin gratitudo, from Latin gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’.
-  with gratitude He smiled at them with gratitude.