mid-15c., from Latin hilaritatem (nominative hilaritas) "cheerfulness, gaiety, merriment," from hilaris "cheerful, gay," from Greek hilaros "cheerful, gay, merry, joyous," related to hilaos "graceful, kindly." In ancient Rome, Hilaria (neuter plural of hilaris) were a class of holidays, times of pomp and rejoicing; there were public ones in honor of Cybele at the spring equinoxes as well as private ones on the day of a marriage or a son's birth.
实用例句
1. The announcement was greeted with much hilarity and mirth.
这一项宣布引起了热烈的欢呼声.来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The hilarity at the association's expense burst all bounds, now.
拿协会开玩笑, 此时已漫无限度.来自辞典例句
3. By midnight the hilarity had increased.
天已经到了午夜时分,人们的狂欢劲仍然有增无减.来自辞典例句
4. The company doubled up with hilarity.
大伙儿乐得弯下腰来.来自辞典例句
5. Wine gives not light hilarity, but noisy merriment.
