词汇 | happy |
词根词缀 | 词源: mid-14c., "lucky," from hap "chance, fortune" (see haphazard), sense of "very glad" first recorded late 14c. Ousted O.E. eadig (from ead "wealth, riches") and gesælig, which has become silly. O.E. bliðe "happy" survives as blithe. From Greek to Irish, a great majority of the European words for "happy" at first meant "lucky." An exception is Welsh, where the word used first meant "wise." Used in World War II and after as a suffix (e.g. bomb-happy, flak-happy) expressing "dazed or frazzled from stress." Happy hour "early evening period of discount drinks and free hors-d'oeuvres at a bar" is first recorded 1961. Happy-go-lucky is from 1670s. Happy as a clam (1630s) was originally happy as a clam in the mud at high tide, when it can't be dug up and eaten. 词根记忆: a. 快乐的,幸福的;乐意的;令人满意的Perhaps something happy will happen to the unhappy man.或许那个不高兴的人将要碰上某件快乐的事. a. 幸运的;幸福的(hap+py→有运气的→幸福的)[hap=chance,表示"机会,运气"] 词根词缀: happy happy a 幸运的,幸福的(hap+py=有运气的=幸福的) hap=chance,表示”机会,运气” perhaps ad. 也许,可能(per全部+haps=全是机会[决定]=也许) happen v 发生(hap+pen表动词=机会来了=发生) happy a 幸运的,幸福的(hap+py=有运气的=幸福的) happihess n 幸福(happy+ness) mishap n 不幸,灾祸(mis 坏+hap=坏运气=不幸) hapless a 运气不好的(hap+less无=无运气的) haphazard a 偶然的,无计划的(hap+hazard游戏=运气+游戏=偶然的) |
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