felicity

英 [fəˈlɪsəti]

美 [fəˈlɪsəti]

n.  幸福; 十分快乐; 贴切; 恰当; 得体; (尤指讲话或文章中的)精彩之处，言辞巧妙，措辞恰当

复数：felicities　

TEM8

BNC.10891

牛津词典

noun

• 幸福；十分快乐
  great happiness
• 贴切；恰当；得体
  the quality of being well chosen or suitable
• （尤指讲话或文章中的）精彩之处，言辞巧妙，措辞恰当
  well-chosen or successful features, especially in a speech or piece of writing

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 喜悦;幸福;欢乐
  Felicityis great happiness and pleasure.
  1. ...joy and felicity.
     快乐幸福
• N-UNCOUNT 恰当;妥帖;合意
  Felicityis the quality of being good, pleasant, or desirable.
  1. ...his conversational manner and easy verbal felicity.
     他善于言辞，谈吐得体

英英释义

noun

• pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression)
  Synonym:felicitousness
• state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
  Synonym:happiness

双语例句

• He soon became calmer and more happy, for only now did he begin to realize his felicity.
  一会儿他觉得自己平静了一些，也比较快乐了一些，因为直到现在他才开始相信自己的福分。
• I marvel at the felicity of his style.
  我惊叹他的精巧的文体。
• Should he place his catastrophe as a third associate in their felicity?
  他要把他的灾祸搀杂在他们两人的幸福里吗？
• Have you any thing else to propose for my domestic felicity?
  关于促进我的家庭幸福方面，你还有什么别的意见吗？
• What more felicity can fall to creature, than to enjoy delight with liberty.
  还有什麽比人类更幸福能够享受自由的欢乐。
• Now I am called on earth to enjoy celestial felicity.
  如今我这个凡夫俗子蒙神的召唤，将享受天堂的幸福了。
• Her patronage of felicity fashions had consisted of the purchase of one dress.
  她对“幸福时装店”的惠顾只是买了一件衣服。
• Matrimonial felicity perhaps is vulgar; but I think nowadays she wishes she were a little less elegant.
  也许婚姻的幸福就是庸俗的，但是，我想她现在也许宁愿少风雅一点儿。
• This is nowhere more ridiculous than thinking that more money, more felicity.
  没有比认为钱多就更幸福更荒谬的了。
• Harriet is my superior in all the charm and all the felicity it gives.
  哈丽特比我强，具有温柔的心灵所赋予的百般魅力和幸福。