| 单词 | delightful |
| 释义 | delightful (once / 173 pages) adj Anything delightful causes pleasure or joy. For most people, watching a puppy play is delightful. Delight is a strong positive emotion. We feel delight when something entertains or pleases us very much. Such things can be called delightful. After weeks of cold weather, a sunny day is delightful. Making a new friend is delightful. Going to see an exciting or hilarious movie is delightful. A good cup of coffee can be delightful. This word can apply to almost anything you enjoy a lot. People who find lots of things delightful are generally pretty happy. WORD FAMILYdelightful: delightfulest, delightfully+/delight: delighted, delightful, delighting, delights/delighted: delightedest, delightedly USAGE EXAMPLESThe aromatic landing of the fermented grapes is sharp, crisp, sweet, dry, delicate, delightful. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Don’t expect things to warm up past the high of 45, either — unless, of course, you’re sitting by a fire that’s so delightful. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) “The house was a delightful retreat,” a man named Martin wrote in a review that he posted on the octagonal tree house’s webpage. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) adj greatly pleasing or entertaining a delightful surprise the comedy was delightful Syn delicious pleasing giving pleasure and satisfaction |
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