Old English myrgð "joy, pleasure," from Proto-Germanic *murgitha (cognates: Middle Dutch merchte), noun of quality from *murgjo- (see merry; also see -th (2)). Mirthquake "entertainment that excites convulsive laughter" first attested 1928, in reference to Harold Lloyd movies.
权威例句
1. Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.
默里·皮克的干笑里没有一点快乐。
2. His ruddy face still routinely creases with mirth.
他红润的脸庞仍旧时常笑得堆起褶子。
3. The performance produced much mirth among the audience.
这场演出使观众笑声不断。
4. The announcement was greeted with much hilarity and mirth.