| 单词 | grateful |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['greitful] |
| 解释 | a.感激的 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 adj. 感激的(expressing gratitude; appreciative) 【考】 amenity : comfortable / honorarium : grateful(宜人表示舒服/酬金 表示感谢) 【记】 不要和上面的 grate(磨碎)相混；in grate（n.忘恩负义者） 【例】 I was grateful to the stranger for returning my lost wallet. |
| 字源 | grateful (adj.) 1550s, "pleasing to the mind," also "full of gratitude," from obsolete adj. grate "agreeable, thankful," from Latin gratus "pleasing" (see grace (n.)). "A most unusual formation" [Weekley]. Hard to think of another case where English uses -ful to make an adjective from an adjective. Related: Gratefully; gratefulness. |
| 不择手段背单词 | adj. (因为获得的好处)感激的, 感谢的 = appreciative 【记】不要和上面的grate(磨碎)相混; ingrate(n 忘恩负义者) 【类】amenity: comfortable = honorarium: grateful宜人表示舒服 = 酬金表示感谢 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】gratitude 感谢；great 说你很伟大就是感谢你 【相关】gratitude 感谢，gratification 满意，gratify 满足，gratulation，congratulation 祝贺，ingrate 忘恩的，ungrateful 不领情的 |
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