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 should be most happy," he replied aloud, jumping up with alacrity.
  “我非常乐意，”他霍地跳了起来，大声答道。
• When the plan of going abroad was proposed to arthur, it was received by that gentleman with the greatest alacrity and enthusiasm.
  出国计划向亚瑟一提出，立刻得到了那位先生的欢迎，他非常乐意，欢欣鼓舞。
• I am always amazed at the alacrity with which they report their numbers.
  我总是惊讶于他们报告数据时的迅速。
• Cairncross accepted our offer with alacrity.
  凯恩克罗斯欣然地接受了我们的建议。
• She accepted the money with alacrity.
  她欣然接受了这笔钱。
• Although the man was very old, he still moved with alacrity.
  他虽然很老，动作仍很敏捷。
• I have the dual personality, current and bright side of the alacrity, and then have steady heavy introverted side.
  我具有双重性格，既有开朗活泼的一面，又有稳重内向的一面。
• As you can imagine, I accepted with alacrity.
  你可以想象得到，我欣然接受了。
• 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。
• 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。