glad
中文来自 ECDICT
- adj.
- 高兴的，喜欢的，情愿的
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演变路径（由近及远）
原始词根
原始印欧语 *ǵʰelh₂-
词源说明
From Middle English glad, gled, from Old English glæd (“shining; bright; cheerful; glad”), from Proto-Germanic *gladaz (“shiny; gleaming; radiant; happy; glossy; smooth; flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰladʰ-, from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).
Cognate with Scots gled, glaid (“shining; bright; glad”), Saterland Frisian glääd (“smooth; sleek”), West Frisian glêd (“smooth”), Dutch glad (“smooth; sleek; slippery”), German glatt (“smooth; sleek; slippery”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish glad (“glad; happy; cheerful”), Icelandic glaður (“glad; joyful; cheery”), Latin glaber (“smooth; hairless; bald”), Russian гла́дкий (gládkij, “smooth”). Doublet of glatt.
释义（英文）
形容词 Adjective
- Pleased; happy; gratified.
- (obsolete) Having a bright or cheerful appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing