jolly是什么意思

adj. 愉快的；欢乐的；宜人的

adv. 很；非常

vt. （口）用好话劝某人做…；（口）用好话使高兴

vi. （口）开玩笑

n. (Jolly)人名；(法)若利；(英、印)乔利；(德)约利

中文词源

jolly 欢乐的

来自古法语jolif,节日，欢乐。词源不确定，可能来自古诺斯语jol,冬天的节日，词源同Yule,yuletide.或来自拉丁语gaudere,享受，愉悦，词源同gaudy,enjoy.

jolly: jolly: [14] Old French jolif meant ‘pleasant, merry, festive’ (it has been speculated that it may have been derived from jól, the Old Norse term for the midwinter festival, to which English yule is closely related). English took the adjective over, and whereas in French (the modern form is joli) it has come to mean ‘pretty’, in English it kept closer to the original sense ‘merry’.
=> yule
jolly (adj.): c. 1300 (late 13c. as a surname), from Old French jolif "festive, merry, amorous, pretty" (12c.) of uncertain origin (cognate with Italian giulivo "merry, pleasant").

Perhaps a Germanic loan-word from a source akin to Old Norse jol "a winter feast" (see yule), or from Latin gaudere "to rejoice," from PIE *gau- "to rejoice" (see joy). For loss of -f, compare tardy, hasty. Related: Jollily; jolliness.

1. joy => jolly.2. yule => jolly.3. 谐音“觉乐”------觉得很快乐、很欢乐。