Grateful
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj. 感激的
- ［英］ adj. 感激的 ( expressing gratitude; appreciative)
- ［类］ amenity : comfortable / honorarium : grateful ( 宜人表示舒服 / 酬金表示感谢)
- ［记］ 不要和上面的 grate ( 磨碎) 相混;ingrate（n.忘恩负义者）
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Etymology: obsolete grate pleasing, thankful, from Latin gratus — more at grace
- Date: 1552
- 1.
- a. appreciative of benefits received
- b. expressing gratitude <grateful thanks>
- 2.
- a. affording pleasure or contentment ; pleasing
- b. pleasing by reason of comfort supplied or discomfort alleviated
- ? gratefully adverb
- ? gratefulness noun
