thankful 英 [ˈθæŋkfl]   美 [ˈθæŋkf(ə)l]

thankful

thankful  英 [ˈθæŋkfl] 美 [ˈθæŋkf(ə)l]

adj. 感谢的;欣慰的 

I was thankful to see they'd all arrived safely. 看到他们都平安到达,我感到欣慰。
He wasn't badly hurt—that's something to be thankful for. 他的伤不重,这倒是值得庆幸。

  • On Thanksgiving, we remember to be thankful, showing and feeling our thanks for the meal and company in front of us.
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  • adj. 感谢的;欣慰的
  • 1. I was thankful to see they'd all arrived safely.

    看到他们都平安到达,我感到欣慰。

  • 2. He wasn't badly hurt—that's something to be thankful for.

    他的伤不重,这倒是值得庆幸。

  • 3. I was thankful that he hadn't been hurt.

    他没有受伤,我感到很欣慰。

  • thankful (adj.) Old English þancful "satisfied, grateful," also "thoughtful, ingenious, clever;" see thank + -ful. Related: Thankfully; thankfulness. Thankfully in the sense "thankful to say" is attested by 1966, but deplored by purists (compare hopefully).
thank·ful / ˈθæŋkfl ; NAmE ˈθæŋkfl / adjective [not usually before noun ] pleased about sth good that has happened, or sth bad that has not happened 感谢;感激;欣慰 thankful(to do sth) I was thankful to see they'd all arrived safely. 看到他们都平安到达,我感到欣慰。 thankful(for sth) He wasn't badly hurt—that's something to be thankful for. 他的伤不重,这倒是值得庆幸。 thankful(that…) I was thankful that he hadn't been hurt. 他没有受伤,我感到很欣慰。 IDIOMsee small adj. thank·ful / ˈθæŋkfl ; NAmE ˈθæŋkfl /
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