詞匯精選:gay的用法和辨析
一、詳細(xì)釋義:
adj.
快樂的,愉快的
例句:
I am happy and free, in good health, gay and cheerful.
我快活自由,身體健康,積極樂觀。
例句:
She was as beautiful and gay as the other nymphs.
她和其他的女神一樣美麗和快樂。
同性戀的
例句:
Everywhere people limit me in ways far more insidious than stereotyping or anti-gay legislation.
到處的人們看我的眼光和對待我的方式比反同性戀的法規(guī)還來的陰險(xiǎn)惡毒。
例句:
They object to the movie's depiction of gay people.
他們反對這部影片對同性戀者的刻畫。
鮮艷的,艷麗的,華麗的
例句:
The sofa was adorned with a gay print slipcover.
沙發(fā)上罩了一個(gè)鮮艷的印花套子。
例句:
I like gay, relaxing paintings.
我喜歡色彩鮮艷、讓人放松的畫。
放蕩的,無法無天的
例句:
When he was younger he lived a rather gay life but nowadays his wife keeps him on the straight and narrow.
他年輕時(shí),過的是尋歡作樂的生活。
例句:
Through bright windows, at every corner, might be seen gay companies in luxuriant restaurants.
在每一個(gè)街角上,透過燈火通明的窗戶,都可以看見豪華餐廳里那些尋歡作樂的男男女女。
n.
同性戀者
例句:
And, yes, we know that some of them are gay.
的確,我們知道,其中有一些人是同性戀。
例句:
I have known my daughter is gay since she was 5 years old.
女兒五歲的時(shí)候,我就已經(jīng)知道她是同性戀者了。
二、詞義辨析:
happy,glad,cheerful,joyful,merry,delightful,gay,pleasant,nice,jolly,agreeable
這些形容詞均含“愉快的,高興的”之意。 happy側(cè)重感到滿足、幸?;蚋吲d。 glad最普通用詞,語氣較弱,表示禮貌的慣用語。指樂于做某事或因某事而感到滿足,常表愉快的心情。 cheerful多指因內(nèi)心的愉快而表現(xiàn)出興高采烈,是強(qiáng)調(diào)而自然的感情流露。 joyful語氣較強(qiáng),強(qiáng)調(diào)心情或感情上的欣喜。 merry指精神情緒的暫時(shí)高漲,表示歡樂、愉快的心境或情景,側(cè)重充滿歡笑聲和樂趣。 delightful指能帶來強(qiáng)烈的快樂,激起愉快的情感,用于非常愉快的場合。 gay側(cè)重?zé)o憂無慮、精神昂揚(yáng)、充滿生命的快樂。 pleasant側(cè)重給人以“賞心悅目”或“愉快的,宜人的”感受。 nice語氣較溫和,泛指任何愉快或滿意的感覺。 jolly通俗用詞,多指充滿快樂與喜悅的神情。 agreeable指與感受者的愿望、情趣或受好等和諧一致而帶來的心情上的快意。
三、參考例句:
ladies in gay caparison
穿著華麗衣服的女士們
We had a gay holiday.
我們度過了快樂的假期。
I like gay, relaxing paintings.
我喜歡色彩鮮艷、讓人放松的畫。
His conversation was gay and affable.
他的談話是隨和而愉快的。
They object to the movie's depiction of gay people.
他們反對這部影片對同性戀者的刻畫。
I love the gay colors in the market.
我喜歡市場上繽紛的色彩。
His sexual orientation was a lot more gay than straight.
從他的性取向來看,他不像異性戀,更像個(gè)同性戀。
LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender.
LGBT是女同性戀、男同性戀、雙性戀者以及跨性別者的簡稱。
This society has been required not to exclude gay students.
該社團(tuán)被要求不能排斥同性戀學(xué)生入社。
Trust me. My gay radar never went wrong.
相信我,我從來不曾錯看一個(gè)同性戀!
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