grateful
/ˈɡreɪtf(ʊ)l//ˈɡreɪtf(ə)l/
- adj.
- 感谢的，感激的，令人快意的，受欢迎的
中文释义来自 ECDICT
构词拆解
- -ful
- Used to form adjectives from nouns, with the sense of being full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.
词源链
- 拉丁语Latin约前 75–公元 3 世纪
词源说明
From grate (“(obsolete) serving to gratify, agreeable, pleasing; grateful, thankful”) + -ful (suffix forming adjectives with the sense of tending to have or thoroughly having a quality). Grate is a learned borrowing from Latin grātus (“agreeable, pleasing; beloved, dear; grateful, thankful”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH- (“to express approval, praise; to elevate”).
释义
形容词adjective
- 1Of a person or their actions, feelings, etc.: expressing gratitude or appreciation; appreciative, thankful.
- 2archaicOf a thing or (obsolete) person: pleasing to the mind