jovial
jovial 英 [ˈdʒəʊviəl] 美 [ˈdʒoʊviəl]
adj. 天性快活的；主神朱庇特的
- Use jovial to describe people who show good humor and are full of joy. Santa Claus, with his constant "ho-ho-hoing" is a jovial figure.
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- adj. 天性快活的；主神朱庇特的
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1. Amidst the drumbeats and jovial chants, time passed.
时间在鼓声和愉快的圣歌声中流逝。
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2. The Headmaster’s name was Mr.Ronald Broackes. He was a large rotund man with a very jovial nature and a compassionate disposition.
校长名叫罗纳德.布罗克斯，是一个又高又胖的男人，天性快乐并富有同情心。
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3. Half a dozen jovial lads were talking about skates in another part of the room, and she longed to go and join them, for skating was one of the joys of her life.
五六个快活的小伙子在房间的另一头大谈溜冰，她心痒难禁，恨不得也走过去参与，因为溜冰是她生活中的一大乐趣。
- jovial (adj.) 1580s, "under the influence of the planet Jupiter," from Middle French jovial (16c.), from Italian joviale, literally "pertaining to Jupiter," and directly from Late Latin Iovialis "of Jupiter," from Latin Iovius (used as genitive of Iuppiter) "of or pertaining to Jupiter," Roman god of the sky (see Jove). The meaning "good-humored, merry," is from the astrological belief that those born under the sign of the planet Jupiter are of such dispositions. Related: Jovially.
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