gratification
英 [ɡr?t?f?'ke??n]
美[,ɡr?t?f?'ke??n]
- n. 滿意；喜悅；使人滿意之事
GRE低頻詞暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復數:?gratifications;
英文詞源
- gratification (n.)
- 1590s, "act of gratifying," from Middle French gratification or directly from Latin gratificationem (nominative gratificatio) "obligingness, complaisance," noun of action from past participle stem of gratificari "to please, oblige, do favor to" (see gratify). Meaning "state of being gratified" is by 1712.
雙語例句
- 1. "Gratification" and "gratitude" have the same etymological root.
- gratification和gratitude的詞源相同。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A feed will usually provide instant gratification to a crying baby.
- 喂食通常可使正在哭鬧的嬰兒立即得到滿足。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. His son's success was a great gratification to him.
- 他兒子的成功是令他深感快慰的事.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. To my immense gratification, he fell into the trap.
- 令我極為滿意的是, 他中了圈套.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Your approval gives me much gratification.
- 承蒙認可,我非常高興.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》