| 单词 | happy is the —— that |
| 释义 | > as lemmashappy is the —— that —— P1. In various proverbial expressions. Frequently in the formula happy is the —— that ——. ΚΠ c1425 tr. J. Arderne Treat. Fistula (Sloane 277) (1910) 7 And in anoþer place it is seid, ‘happy or blessid be þat day þat ordeyneþ mery ȝeres.’ 1525 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles II. clxxxvii. [clxxxiv.] 572 Therfore it is an olde prouerbe: he is nat poore yt is happy. 1534 W. Tyndale Newe Test. Ep. James i. f. cccxlix Happy is the man that endureth in temptacion, for when he is tryed he shall receave the croune of lyfe. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. vi. sig. Iv Better to be happy than wyse. 1670 J. Ray Coll. Eng. Prov. 48 Happy is the woing, that is not long in doing. 1773 S. Eve in Pennsylvania Mag. Hist. (1881) 5 192 Happy is the man that expects nothing for he shall not be disappointed. 1824 S. Austin Let. 17 Dec. in E. C. Barker Austin Papers (1924) I. i. 992 A greedy man can never be happy, the loss of a cent makes him miserable. 1905 Munsey's Mag. Feb. 667/1 Happy is the country that has no history, the proverb says; and happy is the woman that has no history. 2011 Independent 13 Apr. 15/3 (headline) Dr Anthony Seldon, co-founder of the new Action for Happiness movement, explains why it's better to be happy than wealthy. < as lemmas |
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