lief
adverb /liːf/
/liːf/
(old use)- willingly; happily
乐意地;情愿地;高兴地 - I would as lief kill myself as betray my master.
我宁愿自杀也不会出卖我的主人。
词源Old English lēof ‘dear, pleasant’, of Germanic origin: related to the noun leave and love. - I would as lief kill myself as betray my master.