sweetness

英 [ˈswiːtnəs]

美 [ˈswiːtnəs]

n.  令人愉快; 讨人喜欢; 甜; 芬芳

复数：sweetnesses　

CET6

BNC.12041 / COCA.9462

习惯用语

n.

be (all) sweetness and light
• 和蔼可亲；温文尔雅
  to be pleasant, friendly and polite
• 简单而有趣
  to be enjoyable and easy to deal with

牛津词典

noun

• 令人愉快；讨人喜欢
  the quality of being pleasant
  1. a smile of great sweetness
     十分甜蜜的微笑
• 甜；芬芳
  the quality of tasting or smelling sweet
  1. The air was filled with the sweetness of mimosa.
     空气中弥漫着含羞草的芬芳。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE (关系)友好;(情况)令人愉快，顺利
  If you say that a relationship or situation is notall sweetness and light, you mean that it is not as pleasant as it appears to be.
  1. It has not all been sweetness and light between him and the Prime Minister.
     他和首相的关系并不总是那么愉快融洽。
• See also:sweet

英英释义

noun

• the quality of giving pleasure
  1. he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner
  2. the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day
  Synonym:pleasantness
• a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
  Synonym:bouquetfragrancefragrancyredolence
• the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
  Synonym:sweet
• the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
  Synonym:sweetsugariness

双语例句

• It offers pineapple and honeydew melon aroma, feels like the sweetness of honey.
  散发着菠萝和蜜瓜的香气，感觉蜂蜜的丝丝甜味。
• Light pink roses: admiration, sympathy, gentleness, grace, gladness, joy, friendship and sweetness.
  轻粉红色玫瑰：钦佩，同情，温柔，优雅，高兴，快乐，友谊和甜度。
• The sugar not only contributes sweetness and calories to the drink but also adds body and mouthfeel.
  糖不仅为饮料提供了甜味和热量，而且也同时增强了稠度和口感。
• It seemed to his imagination as if all her sweetness and vitality had flown.
  他觉得仿佛她的可爱和活力已全化为乌有了。
• Sugar is sweet. I really appreciate its sweetness.
  糖是甜的。我真的喜欢它的甜性。
• Thank you once again for your sweetness and your wonderful unselfish love. P.S.
  再次谢谢你的甜蜜和你无私的爱！
• We must work for sweetness and light.
  我们必须为甜蜜和光明而工作。
• I used to be all sweetness and light on the outside, but inside I would be boiling with rage.
  我过去常常是外表看上去轻松愉快，而内心却怒火中烧。
• And just breathe that fresh air, cool and peaceful, you can almost taste its sweetness.
  呼吸一下新鲜空气吧，凉爽而且平和，你几乎可以尝到它的甜味儿。
• Sweetness is abstract, sugar is concrete.
  “甜”是抽象的，“糖”是具体的。