alacrity

英 [əˈlæk.rə.ti]      美 [əˈlæk.rə.t̬i]
  • n. 敏捷;轻快;乐意
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alacrity 欣然同意

来自拉丁语alacer, 渴望,欢快,词源同allegro, 快板。

alacrity (n.)
mid-15c., from Latin alacritatem (nominative alacritas) "liveliness, ardor, eagerness," from alacer (genitive alacris) "cheerful, brisk, lively;" which is of uncertain origin, perhaps cognate with Gothic aljan "zeal," Old English ellen "courage, zeal, strength," Old High German ellian.
1. They fell on the sandwiches with alacrity.
他们快活地扑向三明治。
2. As you can imagine, I accepted with alacrity.
你可以想象得到,我欣然接受了。
3. They accepted the offer with alacrity.
他们欣然接受了建议。
4. Although the man was very old, he still moved with alacrity.
他虽然很老, 动作仍很敏捷.
5. She obeyed with alacrity.
她立即欣然服从了.

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