joyfulness (名词 n.):快乐,喜悦,欢欣。指一种发自内心的、充满幸福感的愉悦状态。
/ˈdʒɔɪfəlnəs/
There was a sense of joyfulness in the room as the family gathered for the holiday.
节日里全家团聚,房间里洋溢着一种喜悦的气氛。
Her joyfulness was contagious — even the most reserved guests found themselves laughing and dancing by the end of the evening.
她的快乐极具感染力——到了晚上,就连最矜持的客人也忍不住笑着跳起舞来。
joyfulness 由 joyful 加上名词后缀 -ness 构成。joyful 来自中古英语 joiful,而 joy 源自古法语 joie,最终可追溯至拉丁语 gaudia(欢乐),是 gaudium 的复数形式,意为"喜悦、快乐"。后缀 -ness 是古英语中常见的构词方式,用于将形容词转化为表示状态或性质的抽象名词。