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单词 merriment
释义 mer·ri·ment
\-rēmənt, -rim-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: merry (I) + -ment
1. obsolete : something that causes mirth : jest, prank; especially : a brief comic presentation
2.
 a. : lighthearted gaiety or fun-making : laughing enjoyment : hilarity, jubilation
  < no one has painted the riotous merriment of a country fair … with such zest — Laurence Binyon >
  < it was now her turn to be overcome with merriment — Owen Wister >
 b. : a gay celebration or party : entertainment, festivity
  < in the course of this million-dollar merriment, the host passed out fifty-dollar bills to one and all — R.L.Taylor >
  < special merriment such as dances, parades, feasts of regional delicacies and similar gaiety — R.E.Meyer >
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