contentment
英 [k?n'tentm(?)nt]
美[k?n't?ntm?nt]
- n. 滿(mǎn)足；滿(mǎn)意
低頻詞暢通詞匯
助記提示
1. con- "together" + tent- "hold" + -ment.
2. => that which is contained.
3. Sense evolved through "contained," "restrained," to "satisfied," as the contented person's desires are bound by what he or she already has.
2. => that which is contained.
3. Sense evolved through "contained," "restrained," to "satisfied," as the contented person's desires are bound by what he or she already has.
中文詞源
contentment 滿(mǎn)意
來(lái)自content, 滿(mǎn)意。
英文詞源
- contentment (n.)
- mid-15c., from Old French contentment, from contenter (see content (v.)).
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He felt a sudden sense of calm, of contentment.
- 他突然感到一種安寧和滿(mǎn)足.
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. He has found contentment at last.
- 他最終得到了滿(mǎn)足。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. He gazed out to sea, with a feeling of deep contentment.
- 他凝視著大海, 感到深深的滿(mǎn)足.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 4. The old man spent his old age in contentment.
- 那位老人晚年過(guò)得很稱(chēng)心.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Happiness consists in contentment.
- 幸福在于知足.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》