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blessed

/ˈblest/ American
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  • adj. 神圣的
  • adj. 幸福的
  • adj. 该死的, 可恶的
Definition
  • adj. holy
  • adj. made happy by receiving something wonderful
  • adj. used as an intensifier or expletive (British English)
Example
She felt truly blessed to have such caring friends.
她觉得能有这样关心她的朋友,自己真是幸运。
Word familybless-

Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: feeling pleasure or happiness (adjective).

比较义项:感到愉快、满足或幸福(形容词)。

  • happy

    A general, everyday word for feeling pleasure or contentment; it does not imply gratitude for something received, unlike blessed, or an intense, peaceful state, unlike blissful, and is used in almost any context.

    普通、日常的词,表示感到愉快或满足;不像blessed那样暗示因获得某物而心怀感激,也不像blissful那样表示强烈而平静的状态,几乎可用于任何语境。

    He was happy just to sit at home with a cup of tea and a good book.

    他很开心,只是在家里喝杯茶、看本好书就心满意足了。

  • blessed 本词

    Suggests happiness caused by receiving something wonderful, such as people's love, luck, or good fortune; carries a warm, grateful tone, common in phrases like 'feel blessed to have...', and is more personal than plain happy.

    表示因获得美好的事物、幸运或他人的关爱而感到幸福,带有温暖、感激的语气,常见于“feel blessed to have...”这样的说法中,比happy更个人化。

    She felt blessed to have such supportive parents by her side.

    她觉得很幸福,身边有这么支持她的父母。

  • blissful

    Describes an intense, almost dreamlike happiness combined with calm and peace, typically used for a special moment, place, or state, such as a blissful sleep or a blissful silence, and is stronger than both happy and blessed.

    表示强烈、近乎梦幻般的幸福感,伴随着平静与安宁,通常用于形容某个特别的时刻、地点或状态,如a blissful sleep(幸福的睡眠)、a blissful silence(宁静的沉默),程度比happy和blessed都更强。

    After the long hike, they fell into a blissful sleep under the stars.

    长途徒步之后,他们在星空下进入了幸福安宁的睡眠。

Happy, blessed, and blissful all describe pleasure or happiness. Happy is the general, everyday word for pleasure. Blessed suggests happiness from receiving something wonderful, like love or luck, with a grateful tone. Blissful describes intense happiness with calm. Blessed's religious sense, like 'holy', isn't compared.

这三个词在此义项上都表示“感到愉快、满足或幸福”,但程度和语气不同:happy是最普通、最中性的说法;blessed强调因获得美好事物或他人关爱而心怀感激;blissful则表示强烈、近乎完美的幸福与宁静,语气更强。这里不比较blessed表示“神圣的、受祝福的”这一宗教义项(如the Blessed Virgin)。