alacrity

英 [əˈlækrəti]

美 [əˈlækrəti]

n.  欣然同意; 十分乐意

GRE

BNC.19836 / COCA.27693

牛津词典

noun

• 欣然同意；十分乐意
  great willingness or enthusiasm
  1. They accepted the offer with alacrity.
     他们欣然接受了建议。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 欣然；痛快
  If you do somethingwith alacrity, you do it quickly and eagerly.
  1. As you can imagine, I accepted with alacrity.
     你可以想象得到，我欣然接受了。

英英释义

noun

• liveliness and eagerness
  1. he accepted with alacrity
  2. the smartness of the pace soon exhausted him
  Synonym:brisknesssmartness

双语例句

• I think now the last remaining moves of the game can be played out with smoothness and alacrity.
  我想我们现在可以顺当而且快速地下完这盘棋的最后几步。
• Immediately he had finished tea he rose with alacrity to go out.
  一吃完茶点，他就匆忙起身外出。
• I gave up the book to my sister with reluctance in my face, but alacrity in my heart.
  我把书让给妹妹，脸上显示出不情愿，可心里却美滋滋的。
• The United Nations has acted with alacrity and determination in this crisis.
  联合国在这场危机中的行动迅捷坚定。
• If men were all virtuous, I should with great alacrity teach them all to fly.
  假如人都是善良的，我一定积极傅授每一个人飞行的方法。
• Accepted my offer with alacrity.
  他爽快的接受了我的提议。
• The cost of two wars has been paid, not only without a murmur, but with unequaled alacrity.
  两场战争的费用已经支付，非但没有一点怨言，而且还争先恐后。
• "I willingly obey the orders of my Chief," said The Vengeance with alacrity, and kissing her cheek.
  我衷心接受上级的命令，复仇女神敏捷作答，而且亲了亲她的面颊。
• Cairncross accepted our offer with alacrity.
  凯恩克罗斯欣然地接受了我们的建议。
• Ambition is like choler, which isa humor that makes men active, earnest, full of alacrity, if it be not stopped.
  野心就如胆汁，假如不受到阻止的话，会是一种让人积极、热心、敏捷、好动的体液。