contentment
英 [k?n'tentm(?)nt]
美 [k?n't?ntm?nt]
助記提示
1. con- "together" + tent- "hold" + -ment.
2. => that which is contained.
3. Sense evolved through "contained," "restrained," to "satisfied," as the contented person's desires are bound by what he or she already has.
中文詞源
contentment 滿意來自content, 滿意。
英文詞源
- contentment (n.)
- mid-15c., from Old French contentment, from contenter (see content (v.)).
雙語例句
- 1. He felt a sudden sense of calm, of contentment.
- 他突然感到一種安寧和滿足.
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. He has found contentment at last.
- 他最終得到了滿足。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. He gazed out to sea, with a feeling of deep contentment.
- 他凝視著大海, 感到深深的滿足.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. The old man spent his old age in contentment.
- 那位老人晚年過得很稱心.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. Happiness consists in contentment.
- 幸福在于知足.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》