单词 | contentment |
释义 | contentment (kəntentmənt ) uncountable noun Contentment is a feeling of quiet happiness and satisfaction. I cannot describe the feeling of contentment that was with me at that time. Synonyms: satisfaction, peace, content, ease Quotations: Poor and content is rich and rich enoughOthello Collocations: deep contentment There are occasional moments when you look through a mist and feel deep contentment. The Sun The strong position of the sun has the chance to offer you deep contentment, so for the next few weeks you should feel really good about yourself, inside and out. The Sun Deep contentment at an historic double, obviously, but something else. Times, Sunday Times If we are now all going to be poor, or at least struggling, we must be encouraged to believe we can find contentment in poverty. Times, Sunday Times And in his private life, too, he still has to find contentment after the breakdown of his marriage and subsequent divorce. Times, Sunday Times Some find contentment free of a training routine, but others rattle around a house with building frustration which they take out on loved ones. Times,Sunday Times So it turns out that the 50 signs of ageing should really be the 50 signs of finding contentment. Times, Sunday Times He insists that, after years of therapy, he has found contentment. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 满足 Japanese: 満足 |
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