单词 | bliss |
释义 | bliss (once / 382 pages) n Bliss is a state of complete happiness or joy. Marriage is often associated with this joyous feeling: people who are married and still in love are described as living in wedded bliss. Another common association is heaven or paradise, as in eternal bliss. Bliss is from Middle English blisse, from Old English bliss, blīths. The final -s in this Old English word is actually a suffix and the word itself is related to blīthe, the source of modern English blithe, which means happy. WORD FAMILYbliss: blisses, blissful+/blissful: blissfulest, blissfully, blissfulness/blissfulness: blissfulnesses USAGE EXAMPLESA soggy version only slightly diminished one evening’s postprandial bliss. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) By meticulously choreographing a pastiche of domestic bliss and quirky invention, Zuck’s “people” appear to be trying to shift the attention away from 2016’s tribulations. The Guardian(Dec 20, 2016) And to watch divas and divos in bliss delights the audience. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) n a state of extreme happiness Syn|Hypo|Hyper blissfulness, cloud nine, seventh heaven, walking on air ecstasy, rapture a state of elated bliss elation an exhilarating psychological state of pride and optimism; an absence of depression |
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