名词 (n.) 快乐;欢乐;愉快的气氛。指一种轻松愉悦、充满欢笑的状态或氛围。
/ˈɡeɪ.ə.ti/
The room was full of gaiety during the holiday party.
节日派对上,房间里充满了欢乐的气氛。
Despite the hardships they had endured over the years, there was a sense of gaiety among the villagers as they gathered to celebrate the harvest.
尽管多年来历经艰辛,村民们聚在一起庆祝丰收时,仍洋溢着一种欢乐的气氛。
gaiety 源自法语 gaieté,而法语又来自古法语 gai(快乐的、愉快的)。这个词在16世纪进入英语,最初拼写为 gayety,后来逐渐统一为 gaiety。词根 gay 在古英语和中古英语中主要表示"快乐的、无忧无虑的",gaiety 保留了这一原始含义,专指欢乐、愉悦的状态或气氛。