| 释义 |
grate·ful
\ˈgrātfəl\ adjective
(sometimes gratefuller sometimes gratefullest)
Etymology: obsolete English grate pleasing, thankful (from Latin gratus pleasing, beloved, worthy of thanks, grateful) + -ful — more at grace
1.
a. : appreciative of benefits received : willing or anxious to acknowledge and repay or give thanks for benefits
< a grateful heart >
b. : expressing or induced by gratitude
< a grateful word of thanks >
< a grateful acknowledgment >
2.
a. : affording pleasure or contentment : pleasing
< such doctrines are only grateful to the abstruse scholar >
b. : pleasing by reason of comfort supplied or discomfort alleviated
< glad to rest under the grateful shade of the elms >
< the fire threw a grateful warmth into the room >
Synonyms: see pleasant |