单词 | alacrity |
释义 | alacrity (once / 1531 pages) n Someone with alacrity shows cheerful willingness and eager behavior, like a kid whose mother has told him he can buy anything in a candy store. While the noun alacrity normally refers to someone's peppy behavior, it can also describe a certain mood or tempo of a musical composition, indicating how the music should be played. Alacrity comes from the Latin alacritas, and the Italian musical term allegro is a near relation. WORD FAMILYalacrity: alacrities, alacritous USAGE EXAMPLESThe most daring aspect of the game’s design is that Trico doesn’t respond with alacrity to all of the player’s commands. Washington Post(Dec 09, 2016) The TV channels feasted on tweeted Trumpisms with an alacrity that many observers found disturbing. The Guardian(Nov 22, 2016) As she ran off to play, I was relieved, and grateful for the alacrity with which children laugh at their elders. The New Yorker(Nov 12, 2016) n liveliness and eagerness he accepted with alacrity Syn|Hyper briskness, smartness life, liveliness, spirit, sprightliness animation and energy in action or expression |
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