
英:/'ˈθæŋkfl/ 美:/'ˈθæŋkfl/
感谢的
比较级:more thankful 最高级:most thankful
CET4,CET6
adj. 感谢的;欣慰的
I am thankful to witness the development of this city.
我很高兴看到这座城市的发展。
The stranger looked at me with her thankful eyes.
陌生人用她感激的眼神看着我。
The patient was thankful to the doctor who saved his life.
病人感谢救了他一命的医生。
I was so thankful for his support.
我非常感谢他的支持
On Thanksgiving, we remember things that we are thankful for.
在感恩节,我们会纪念我们感恩的事情。
You should be more thankful for your teachers.
你应该多感恩你的老师。
I’m so thankful for my parents because they take care of me.
我特别感激我的父母照顾我。
I'm so thankful to my teacher because she was always so helpful.
我很感谢我的老师, 她给了我很多帮助。
I'm so thankful for my teachers. I really appreciated my math teacher Mr. Freeman because he made math fun!
我非常感谢我的老师们。我真的很感谢我的数学老师Freeman先生,因为他让数学变得很有趣!
I'm thankful that we're all healthy and that Steven got that big promotion.
我感激我们都很健康,而且感激Steven能升职。
I’m thankful to have such a wonderful and loving family.
我要感激我有一个如此完美、可爱的家庭。
Yeah, they’re always fun. What are you guys thankful for this year?
是的,她们总是那么有趣。你们今年要感激什么?
Well, one thing's for sure: we have Carrie’s food to be thankful for this year.
嗯,可以肯定的是:今年的感恩节我们要感谢Carrie烹饪的大餐。
That’s so sweet of you to say, Sam. What about you, Thomas? What are you thankful for?
Sam你真是太贴心了。你呢,Thomas?你感恩什么?
I’m thankful for my health and my cushy new job. How about you, Carrie?
我很感恩的是我身体健康,还有换了份轻松的工作。你呢,Carrie?
And now you’re your own boss! Hey, I know one more thing we should all be thankful for.
现在你自己当老板了!嘿,还有一件我们都应该感谢的事。
I felt the same way when I was your age, Sasha. Now, I'm just thankful to have job security.
我在你这个年龄的时候也有相同的想法,Sasha。现在,我很庆幸工作很稳定。
I feel—I feel as if I want to shout out something—something thankful, joyful!
我觉得——我觉得我想要大声喊出一些东西——一些感激的、令人高兴的东西!
I must not talk about it any more, for I have to be thankful for many things.
不过我不能再谈这件事了,因为我有许多事情要感恩。
He is very thankful to his fans for supporting him and will continue to work hard.
他非常感谢他的粉丝对他的支持,并会继续努力。
Perhaps it means just what I mean when I want to shout out that I am thankful to the Magic.
也许它正好表达了我想要大声说出我对魔法的感谢之情。
She is very thankful to her security team and the police for their swift and diligent response.
她非常感谢安全团队以及警方作出的迅速有效地反应。
be thankful for
感谢…;对…感激
adj.|grateful/benedictory;感谢的;欣慰的
thankful 是英语中表示“感激的”或“感谢的”形容词,强调因获得帮助、好处或避免不幸而产生的积极情感。其核心含义包含以下层次:
认知性感激
指意识到自己受益于他人善意、好运或特定情境,并对此产生正面情绪。例如:“She was thankful for her friend’s support during the crisis.”(她感激朋友在危机中的支持)。这种感激包含对恩惠来源的明确认知,区别于单纯的快乐情绪。
对比性庆幸
常隐含与更糟糕结果的对比,如:“We’re thankful no one was injured in the accident.”(我们庆幸事故中无人受伤)。此时强调对负面结果的避免(参考《牛津英语词典》对“thankful”的释义分析 。
源自中古英语 thankful,与古英语 þanc(感谢)同源,本意为“充满感谢的”。现代用法保留了两大特征:
心理学视角
感恩(gratitude)被证实与心理健康正相关,而 thankful 作为其情感表现,能提升主观幸福感(参考美国心理学会期刊 Emotion 2019年研究 。
文化仪式化表达
如北美感恩节(Thanksgiving)的核心精神即体现为对丰收的集体性感谢,例句:“Thankful gatherings center around sharing blessings.”(感恩聚会以分享福祉为核心)。
文学与谚语
简·奥斯汀在《傲慢与偏见》中通过角色对话展现阶级差异下的感谢:“I am exceedingly thankful for such civilities.”(我对如此礼遇深表感谢),反映社会规约中的形式化感激。
词汇 | 侧重点 | 典型场景 |
---|---|---|
thankful | 对具体好处的认知 | 即时性、针对事件的结果 |
grateful | 深层情感联结 | 长期恩惠或人际关系 |
appreciative | 价值认可 | 对艺术品或服务的评价 |
经典谚语印证差异:“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.”(对拥有之物心存感激,终将获得更多)——强调对现有物的珍视(引自《剑桥英语谚语辞典》 。
“He bowed his head in thankful prayer.”(他低头做感恩祷告)→ 体现对神恩的敬畏
“You should be thankful they offered a refund.”(他们同意退款,你该知足了)→ 隐含“本可不这样做”的语义
“We’re deeply thankful to the frontline workers.”(我们深切感谢一线工作者)→ 正式场合的情感表达范式
权威参考来源:
“thankful” 是一个形容词,表示“感激的、欣慰的”,通常用于表达对某人或某事的感谢之情,或对某种积极结果的庆幸。以下是详细解释:
感激他人的帮助或善意
强调因他人的行为或恩惠而产生的感恩之情。
例句:She was thankful to her friend for supporting her during difficult times.(她感激朋友在困难时期的支持。)
对积极结果的欣慰
表示对某种幸运或避免负面结果的庆幸。
例句:He felt thankful that the accident wasn’t serious.(他庆幸事故并不严重。)
如果需要进一步分析具体语境中的用法,可以补充例句或场景说明哦!
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