hilarity
noun /hɪˈlærəti/
/hɪˈlærəti/
[uncountable]- a state of great amusement that makes people laugh
欢闹；狂欢 - The announcement was greeted with great hilarity.
公告受到了热烈的欢迎。 - Their appearance caused a great deal of hilarity.
他们的出现引起了极大的欢乐。 - There was much hilarity when Geoffrey steamed in ten minutes late.
杰弗里晚了十分钟才进来，大家都很开心。
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘cheerfulness’): from French hilarité, from Latin hilaritas ‘cheerfulness, merriment’, from hilaris, from Greek hilaros ‘cheerful’. - The announcement was greeted with great hilarity.