grateful

音標(biāo)發(fā)音

• 英式音標(biāo) [?gre?tfl'gre?tf?l; -f(?)l]
• 美式音標(biāo) [?ɡre?t.f?l]
• 國際音標(biāo) ['ɡreitful]
• 英式發(fā)音
• 美式發(fā)音

基本解釋

• adj. 感謝的；令人愉快的，宜人的

詞源解說

• 16世紀50年代進入英語，直接源自古典拉丁語的gratus，意為令人高興的。

詞根記憶

• 不要和grate(v.磨碎)相混

同根派生

• adv性質(zhì)的同根詞

  gratefully：感激地；感謝地。

• n性質(zhì)的同根詞

  gratefulness：感激，感恩。

• grateful相關(guān)詞

英漢例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作定語: ～+ n.

• He gave a grateful smile.
  他感激地一笑。

用作表語: S+be+～

• When Tom gave him the money, the beggar was surprised and seemed grateful.
  當(dāng)湯姆給他錢時,這名乞丐很驚奇而且好像很感激。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

• He was very grateful for all that you did.
  他對你所做的一切深表感激。

S+be+～+to- v

• He was grateful to have someone to talk to.
  有人跟他談話他就很感激。

S+be+～+that-clause

• He was grateful that he had been admitted to Taipei University.
  他很感激被臺北大學(xué)錄取了。

• grateful更多例句

詞組短語

用作形容詞 (adj.)

副詞+～

• deeply grateful 深深感謝
• heartily grateful 衷心感謝

～+介詞

• be grateful for 為…而感謝
• grateful towards 對…很感謝

短語

• feel grateful 感激;感謝;感激涕零;感恩
• be grateful 學(xué)會感恩;感恩生活;感激;學(xué)會感激
• grateful to 感激;感謝的;感激的

• grateful更多詞組

英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person

柯林斯英英字典

• If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them.
• gratefully

• grateful劍橋字典
• grateful柯林斯字典