/ˈmɛrɪmənt/
欢乐,欢笑;愉快热闹的气氛。指一群人在一起开心、欢笑的状态或活动。
The room was full of merriment during the holiday party.
假日派对上,整个房间充满了欢声笑语。
Despite the challenges they had faced throughout the year, the family gathered around the table with genuine merriment, sharing stories and laughter late into the night.
尽管这一年经历了许多困难,一家人还是围坐在桌旁,真心实意地欢笑着,分享故事,一直聊到深夜。
merriment 源自中古英语,由形容词 merry(快乐的、愉快的)加上名词后缀 -ment 构成。merry 最早可追溯至古英语 myrige,意为"令人愉快的、欢乐的"。后缀 -ment 来自拉丁语 -mentum,用于将动词或形容词转化为表示状态或行为的名词。该词自16世纪起广泛使用,常用来描述节日、聚会中的欢乐气氛。