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Gratification Word ˌgrætifi'keiʃən N.满意 Pleasure It’s Received Desires

英语单词 gratification
英美音标 [ˌgrætifi'keiʃən]
中文释义 n.满意
vocab简明 Pleasure is gratification, whether it’s given or received. Everyone has desires, and when those desires get fulfilled, that’s gratification.
vocab扩展 You’re reading this sentence to understand the word gratification, and soon you’ll know it back and forth, which will give you a feeling of gratification. The word comes from the Latin gratificari, meaning “give or do as a favor,” and a deeper root is gratus, which means “pleasing, thankful.” Doing a favor for someone is a surefire ways to create a sense of gratification, both for them and for yourself, being such a kind, giving person.
真题原句 Even though the day-to-day experience of raising kids can be soul-crushingly hard, Senior writes that “the very things that in the moment dampen our moods can later be sources of intense gratification and delight.”
来源 2011.4

Tags: 单词::2011

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