Old English myrge "joy, pleasure," from Proto-Germanic *murgitha (cognates: Middle Dutch merchte), noun of quality from *murgjo- (see merry; also see -th (2)). Mirthquake "entertainment that excites convulsive laughter" first attested 1928, in reference to Harold Lloyd movies.
雙語例句
1. Murray Pick's hollow laugh had no mirth in it.
默里·皮克的干笑里沒有一點快樂。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His ruddy face still routinely creases with mirth.
他紅潤的臉龐仍舊時常笑得堆起褶子。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The performance produced much mirth among the audience.
這場演出使觀眾笑聲不斷。
來自《權威詞典》
4. The announcement was greeted with much hilarity and mirth.