joyful
adjective /ˈdʒɔɪfl/
/ˈdʒɔɪfl/
- very happy; causing people to be happy
高兴的;快乐的;令人愉快的 - She gave a joyful laugh.
她发出快乐的笑声。 - It was a joyful reunion of all the family.
这是所有家庭成员快乐的团聚。
Synonyms happyhappyTopics Feelingsc1- satisfied
- content
- contented
- joyful
- blissful
- happy feeling, showing or giving pleasure; satisfied with something or not worried about it:
- a happy marriage/memory/childhood
幸福的婚姻/回忆/童年 - I said I’d go, just to keep him happy.
我说我要去只是为了让他高兴。
- a happy marriage/memory/childhood
- satisfied pleased because you have achieved something or because something has happened as you wanted it to; showing this:
- She’s never satisfied with what she’s got.
她对自己所得到的从不感到满足。 - a satisfied smile
满意的微笑
- She’s never satisfied with what she’s got.
- content [not before noun] happy and satisfied with what you have:
- I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun.
只在太阳下躺一躺我就心满意足了。
- I’m perfectly content just to lie in the sun.
- contented happy and comfortable with what you have; showing this:
- a contented baby
心满意足的小宝贝 - a long contented sigh
惬意的长叹
- a contented baby
Being contented depends more on having a comfortable life; being content can depend more on your attitude to your life: you can learn to be content with something by changing your attitude to it. People or animals can be contented but only people can be content.用 content 还是 contented? - joyful (rather formal) very happy; making people very happy
- blissful making people very happy; showing this happiness:
- three blissful weeks away
无忧无虑的三周假期
- three blissful weeks away
Joy is a livelier feeling; bliss is more peaceful.Patterns用 joyful 还是 blissful? - happy/satisfied/content/contented with something
- a happy/satisfied/contented/blissful smile
- a happy/joyful occasion/celebration
- to feel happy/satisfied/content/contented/joyful
- very/perfectly/quite happy/satisfied/content/contented
Collocations DictionaryJoyful is used with these nouns:- reunion
- She gave a joyful laugh.