gratitude

/ˈɡrætɪtjuːd/ n.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS 词根 grat
一句话记住

感激；感谢之情

释义与例句

n. 感激；感谢之情
a feeling of being grateful and wanting to thank somebody for their kindness or help
  1. She expressed her gratitude to everyone who had supported her.
    她向所有支持过她的人表达了感激之情。
  2. We owe a debt of gratitude to the volunteers who worked through the night.
    我们要深深感谢彻夜工作的志愿者们。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He sent flowers in gratitude for her help during his illness.
    他送去鲜花，感谢她在他生病期间的帮助。

词源与构词

grat 词根 · pleasing, thanks，愉快、感谢
记忆钩子 gratitude 是不可数名词；express gratitude to somebody for something 表示“因某事向某人表达感谢”。

词族与关联词

同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
  • congratulate 祝贺；向……道贺
    Her colleagues congratulated her on winning the award. 同事们祝贺她获奖。
  • grateful 感激的；感谢的
    I am extremely grateful for your help. 我非常感谢你的帮助。
词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • grateful 感激的；感谢的
    形容词，常用 be grateful to somebody for something 或 be grateful that。
  • gratefully 感激地
    副词，常修饰 accept、acknowledge、receive 等动词，表示带着感谢之情。
同义词
  • thankfulness 感谢；感激
    gratitude 较正式，常指对他人善意或帮助的深切感谢，可用于 express gratitude；thankfulness 更直白，也可泛指因幸运或平安而产生的感恩。
    She felt a deep sense of thankfulness for her family's support. 她深深感激家人的支持。
易混词（形近或义近，注意区别）
  • appreciation 感激；欣赏；理解
    gratitude 专指因受到帮助或善意而感激；appreciation 除感谢外，还可表示对艺术价值的欣赏、对问题重要性的理解，或资产升值，语义范围更广。
    The course helped her develop an appreciation of modern architecture. 这门课程帮助她培养了对现代建筑的欣赏能力。
常见搭配
  • express gratitude 表达感谢
    The mayor expressed gratitude to the emergency crews for their rapid response. 市长感谢应急队伍迅速作出反应。
  • gratitude to somebody for something 因某事感激某人
    I would like to record my gratitude to my supervisor for her patience. 我想在此感谢导师的耐心。
  • deep gratitude 深切的感激
    They felt deep gratitude towards the strangers who had rescued them. 他们深深感激救助自己的陌生人。