| 释义 |
delighted, ppl. a.|dɪˈlaɪtɪd|
[f. delight v. and n. +-ed.]
1. Filled with delight, highly pleased or gratified.
a1687Waller On His Majesty's Escape (R.), About the keel delighted dolphins play. 1857Lowell Above & Below 1, What health there is In the frank Dawn's delighted eyes.
†2. Endowed or attended with delight; affording delight, delightful. Obs.
With the first quot. cf. delightful 2, quot. 1600.
1603Shakes. Meas. for M. iii. i. 121 This sensible warme motion to become A kneaded clod; and the delighted spirit To bath in fierie floods, or to recide In thrilling region of thicke-ribbed ice. 1604― Oth. i. iii. 290 If Vertue no delighted Beautie lacke. 1634Sir T. Herbert Trav. 104 By supping a delighted cup of extreame poyson. 1667Primatt City & C. Build. Ded., Your quick and delighted equitable dispatch of such Differences as have come before you. 1747Collins Passions 30 But thou, O Hope..What was thy delighted measure? |