单词 | heartwarming |
释义 | heartwarming (once / 38005 pages) adj Heartwarming things move and inspire you. If you want to get a job writing greeting cards, you better learn how to write heartwarming messages. When you're sick, little gifts and offers of support from your friends can be heartwarming, and stories that end with lost dogs reunited with their families, or good people living happily ever, after are also heartwarming. The origin of this adjective is fairly obvious: it describes things that "warm," or give a feeling of affection and pleasure to, your heart. A related word is warm-hearted, which dates from the 16th century. WORD FAMILYheartwarming: heartwarmingly USAGE EXAMPLESMuch less heartwarming was the rise of Pepe the frog. The Guardian(Dec 26, 2016) Herod’s massacre of the firstborn does not fit our heartwarming image of Christmas. The Guardian(Dec 23, 2016) “It was definitely heartwarming and definitely, definitely I felt your spirit,” Smith said in the video. Washington Times(Dec 22, 2016) adj causing gladness and pleasure Is there a sight more heartwarming than a family reunion? Syn moving arousing or capable of arousing deep emotion |
随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。