英语词汇“felicity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

felicity

/fɪˈlɪsɪti

noun (plural felicities) [mass noun]

1Intense happiness: domestic felicity...

I was not certain this would lead to continued domestic felicity.
That joy… that felicity, he was always grinning, always wearing that dumb smirk on his face.
In this respect they work as much in favor of happiness in this world as of felicity in the next.

Synonyms

happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, rapture, bliss, euphoria, delight, cheer, cheerfulness, gaiety;

contentedness, satisfaction, pleasure, fulfilment;

transports

2The ability to find appropriate expression for one’s thoughts: he exposed the kernel of the matter with his customary elegance and felicity...

With her fund of experience and felicity of expression, her courage and uncompromising values, what a wonderful writer she could have become!
Her vibrant stage presence, excellent command over rhythm and felicity of expression held the audience spellbound.
The translations I offer aim to transcribe the phrasing of the French as exactly as possible, often at the expense of English idiom or felicity of expression.

Synonyms

eloquence, aptness, appropriateness, appropriacy, suitability, suitableness, applicability, fitness, relevance, pertinence, correctness, rightness

2.1 [count noun] A particularly effective feature of a work of literature or art: a book full of minor felicities...

When I was a kid you'd get amazingly faithful BBC adaptations of classic books - eight or twelve one-hour episodes to build a minor Victorian novel, recreating all its felicities.
Every page of the book is studded with similar felicities but it would be wrong, says Carey, for him to take all the credit.
Thriving on the pressure of incessant deadlines, he could always be counted on to produce essays and exhibition reviews that shimmer with verbal felicities enough to make them worth reading for their own, literary sake.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French felicite, from Latin felicitas, from felix, felic- 'happy'.

单词	felicity
释义	felicity /fɪˈlɪsɪti / noun (plural felicities) [mass noun] 1Intense happiness: domestic felicity... I was not certain this would lead to continued domestic felicity. That joy… that felicity, he was always grinning, always wearing that dumb smirk on his face. In this respect they work as much in favor of happiness in this world as of felicity in the next. Synonyms happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, rapture, bliss, euphoria, delight, cheer, cheerfulness, gaiety; contentedness, satisfaction, pleasure, fulfilment; transports 2The ability to find appropriate expression for one’s thoughts: he exposed the kernel of the matter with his customary elegance and felicity... With her fund of experience and felicity of expression, her courage and uncompromising values, what a wonderful writer she could have become! Her vibrant stage presence, excellent command over rhythm and felicity of expression held the audience spellbound. The translations I offer aim to transcribe the phrasing of the French as exactly as possible, often at the expense of English idiom or felicity of expression. Synonyms eloquence, aptness, appropriateness, appropriacy, suitability, suitableness, applicability, fitness, relevance, pertinence, correctness, rightness 2.1 [count noun] A particularly effective feature of a work of literature or art: a book full of minor felicities... When I was a kid you'd get amazingly faithful BBC adaptations of classic books - eight or twelve one-hour episodes to build a minor Victorian novel, recreating all its felicities. Every page of the book is studded with similar felicities but it would be wrong, says Carey, for him to take all the credit. Thriving on the pressure of incessant deadlines, he could always be counted on to produce essays and exhibition reviews that shimmer with verbal felicities enough to make them worth reading for their own, literary sake. Origin Late Middle English: from Old French felicite, from Latin felicitas, from felix, felic- 'happy'. Rhymes toxicity
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