fain
英 [fe?n]
美
- adj. 不得不的；樂意的
- adv. 樂意地，欣然地
- n. (Fain)人名；(俄、羅、匈、葡)法因；(法、英)費恩
暢通詞匯
中文詞源
fain 樂意的
縮寫自古英語fagen, 高興的，愉悅的，詞源同fair, 來自PIE*pek, 使漂亮，使美麗。
英文詞源
- fain (adj.)
- Old English f?gen, fagen "glad, cheerful, happy, joyful, rejoicing," from a common Germanic root (cognates: Old Saxon fagan, Old Norse feginn "glad," Old High German faginon, Gothic faginon "to rejoice"), perhaps from PIE *pek- (1) "to make pretty." Often "glad" in a relative sense, "content to accept when something better is unobtainable." As an adverb, from c. 1200. Related: Fainly.
雙語例句
- 1. I would fain do as you ask.
- 聽候你的吩咐。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. The soldiers were fain to eat horseflesh.
- 士兵們只好吃馬肉.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 3. I would fain go with you.
- 我高興和你一起去.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 4. Men and birds are fain of climbing high.
- 不論人還是鳥都愿意往高處攀.
來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 5. I would fain stay at home.
- 我真樂意呆在家里.
來自辭典例句