happiness
英 ['hæpɪnɪs]
美 ['hæpɪnɪs]
助記提示
1. happen => perhaps.
2. happen => hap.
3. happen => hapless.
4. hap "chance, fortune, luck" + 雙寫p加-y.
5. happy => happiness.
英文詞源
- happiness (n.)
- 1520s, "good fortune," from happy + -ness. Meaning "pleasant and contented mental state" is from 1590s. Phrase greatest happiness for the greatest number was in Francis Hutcheson (1725) but later was associated with Bentham.
雙語例句
- 1. Do not wait for good things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.
- 不要等待好事降臨，你要向幸福進發。
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
- 2. Remember, happiness doesn't depend upon who you are or what you have; it depends solely upon what you think.--Dale Carnegie
- 請記住，幸福不在於你是誰或者你擁有什麽，而僅僅取決於你的心態！
來自金山詞霸 每日一句
- 3. The secret to happiness is to keep setting yourself new challenges.
- 幸福的秘訣就是要不停地給自己設定新的挑戰。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Happiness, which had been so elusive in Henry's life, still evaded him.
- 亨利生活中過去一直難以捕捉的幸福仍舊與他無緣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. George was sincerely anxious that his son should find happiness and security.
- 喬治真誠地希望他兒子可以找到幸福和安全感。
來自柯林斯例句