grateful

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈgreɪtfl'greɪtfʊl; -f(ə)l]
• 美式音标 [ˈɡreɪt.fəl]
• 国际音标 ['ɡreitful]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• adj. 感谢的；令人愉快的，宜人的

词源解说

• 16世纪50年代进入英语，直接源自古典拉丁语的gratus，意为令人高兴的。

词根记忆

• 不要和grate(v.磨碎)相混

同根派生

• adv性质的同根词

  gratefully：感激地；感谢地。

• n性质的同根词

  gratefulness：感激，感恩。

• grateful相关词

英汉例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语: ～+ n.

• He gave a grateful smile.
  他感激地一笑。

用作表语: S+be+～

• When Tom gave him the money, the beggar was surprised and seemed grateful.
  当汤姆给他钱时,这名乞丐很惊奇而且好像很感激。

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

• He was very grateful for all that you did.
  他对你所做的一切深表感激。

S+be+～+to- v

• He was grateful to have someone to talk to.
  有人跟他谈话他就很感激。

S+be+～+that-clause

• He was grateful that he had been admitted to Taipei University.
  他很感激被台北大学录取了。

• grateful更多例句

词组短语

用作形容词 (adj.)

副词+～

• deeply grateful 深深感谢
• heartily grateful 衷心感谢

～+介词

• be grateful for 为…而感谢
• grateful towards 对…很感谢

短语

• feel grateful 感激;感谢;感激涕零;感恩
• be grateful 学会感恩;感恩生活;感激;学会感激
• grateful to 感激;感谢的;感激的

• grateful更多词组

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• showing or expressing thanks, especially to another person

柯林斯英英字典

• If you are grateful for something that someone has given you or done for you, you have warm, friendly feelings towards them and wish to thank them.
• gratefully

• grateful剑桥字典
• grateful柯林斯字典