| 单词 | mirth |
| 释义 | mirth (once / 467 pages) n Mirth is a formal or literary term meaning fun and enjoyment as shown by laughter. If you and your friends stayed up all night at a sleepover laughing, you might refer to that as a night of mirth. In 1905, Edith Wharton published a novel "The House of Mirth," whose title derives from Ecclesiastes: "The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth." But studies show that when human beings laugh, smile or otherwise engage in mirthful activity, our brains release hormones that help us live longer. Mirth may be foolish, but it's good for you. WORD FAMILYmirth: mirthful, mirthless, mirths+/mirthful: mirthfulest, mirthfully, mirthfulness/mirthless: mirthlessly USAGE EXAMPLESThe message, as always on this show, is served with a brash brand of mirth. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) Hammy as ever, festooned with zany skits and musical tidbits and tinseled with satire, the show is spreading mirth at ACT Theatre through Christmas Eve. Seattle Times(Dec 19, 2016) But it fostered a whole industry of mirth populated with cultural figures from hack jokesters to respectable writers slumming it as humorists. New York Times(Nov 16, 2016) n great merriment Syn|Hyper glee, gleefulness, hilarity, mirthfulness gaiety, merriment a gay feeling |
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