delight的用法

delight的用法

◆这部电影给千百万人以莫大的快乐。

误：The film gives great delights to millions of people.

正：The film gives great delight to millions of people.

析：delight 用作名词时，根据情况可以可数也可以不可数，其区别是：表示具体意义的“乐事”，为可数名词，表示抽象意义 的“快乐”，为不可数名词。比较：Raising flowers is agreat delight.。

◆我高兴地拜读了你的来信。

误：I have read your letter with my delight.

正：I have read your letter with delight.

析：with delight是习语，其中不可加入限定语，但有时可插入形容词，如：with real delight，withgreat delight等。

◆现在许多人都喜欢看电视。

误：Now many people take delight to watch TV.

正：Now many people take delight in watching TV.

析：take delight in sth 是 delight用作名词时的一个常用句型，注意后接 in sth，不用不定式。

◆使他大为高兴的是, 他的小说被接受出版了。

误：On his delight his novel was accepted for publication.

正：To his delight his novel was accepted for publication.

析：to one’s delight是习语，注意用介词to，类例：to one’s joy，to one’s surprise等。

◆他喜欢挑别人的毛病。

误：He is delighted in finding fault with others.

正：He delights in finding fault with others.

析：delight用作不及物动词时，其后通常接 in sth，表示喜欢做某事。注意：此时 delight不能用被动形式，因为它是不及物动词。

◆见到你我真高兴。

误：I’m really delighted in seeing you.

正：I’m really delighted to see you.

析：要注意 delight 用作及物或不及物动词时在结构上的差别： 用作及物动词的delight 在用于 be delighted结构时，其后根据情况可接不定式，介词短语和从句等，但 是不能接介词 in 引出的短语。如：He was very much delighted withthe result.，They were delighted at[by] the news.，I was delightedthat you were successful.。

◆那确实是一次令人愉快的聚会。

误：It is really a delightfed party.

正：It is really a delightful party.

析：delighted 表示“感到高兴的”，delightful表示“使人高兴的”。注：表示后者的意思不能用 delighting。