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单词 alacrity
释义
alacritya‧lac‧ri‧ty /əˈlækrəti/ noun [uncountable] formal Word Origin
WORD ORIGINalacrity
Origin:
1500-1600 Latin alacritas, from alacer ‘lively, eager’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He took with alacrity and never looked back.
  • No wonder that theism is abandoned with such alacrity by so many of these new philosophers.
  • Startlingly intuitive, she sums up his life situation with alacrity, reducing his Hamlet-size dilemmas to something he can laugh at.
  • Then he turned with a flop, his belly following with alacrity, losing his only good angle.
  • They imitated the coolness and courage of their predecessors, going forward with the utmost alacrity and firmness.
  • When Gary Paget reappeared, offering his services again, Helen accepted with alacrity.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· So when the invitation to become president of BitC arrived shortly afterwards, Charles accepted with alacrity.· When Gary Paget reappeared, offering his services again, Helen accepted with alacrity.· It was clear that the white population would accept an agreement with alacrity.· The offer was accepted with alacrity and Harry has been writing these little vignettes for the paper ever since.
quickness and eagernesswith alacrity She accepted with alacrity.
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