| 单词 | in spirits |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin spirits b. in spirits: in a cheerful mood; animated, elated, happy. Now somewhat archaic.In quot. 1747 perhaps punning on the alcoholic connotations of spirit (see sense 23c). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > cheerfulness > [adjective] blithe971 gladOE blithemod1065 jollya1350 well begonea1425 well-cheered1435 hearty1440 cheery1448 cheerfula1477 chereful1486 unsweera1500 cheerly1565 riant1567 hilaire1575 light-spirited1581 undistempered1589 comfortablea1593 well-humoured1600 good-humoured1604 rident1609 hoddy1664 chicket1682 mellow1711 blithesome1724 in spirits1747 winsome1787 hilarious1823 resilient1830 blithe-hearted1848 cheero1903 bucked1907 cheerio1918 1747 B. Hoadly Suspicious Husband iv. i. 48 Drunk! no! I am not drunk—Tipsy, perhaps, with my good Fortune—Merry, and in Spirits. 1766 O. Goldsmith Vicar of Wakefield II. xiii. 221 His time is pretty much taken up in keeping his relation..in spirits. 1826 B. Disraeli Vivian Grey II. iv. iii. 189 I suppose he's quite in spirits at your success? 1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities ii. v. 58 Up one minute and down the next; now in spirits and now in despondency! 1944 G. Heyer Friday's Child xxi. 243 George shrugged his shoulders. ‘Do as you please! I don't know what should have happened to put you in spirits. When last I saw you—.’ 2003 Gaz. (Colorado Springs) 11 Apr. g5/1 It's good to see him back in spirits. < as lemmas |
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