felicity

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fe·li·ci·ty /fɪˈlɪsəti/ noun formal 1 [uncountable] happiness 幸福 domestic felicity 家庭幸福2 [uncountable]SUITABLE the quality of being well-chosen or suitable 恰当，巧妙，贴切 a felicity of language 语言的贴切3. felicities [plural] British English formalSUITABLE suitable or well-chosen remarks or details 恰当[巧妙]的措辞[细节]

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felicity• The aim was to surround lithe John with domestic objects and so turn his mind to conjugal felicity.• She made you feel that you were an expected felicity to her.• This must be a human felicity as high as any that is possible.• It is a book full of minor felicities.• He demonstrated a concern for the felicity of his children.• In these works Traherne expresses his vision of the felicity for which mankind was created.• With this felicity of thinking, they easily bridged the physical and social sciences, from biology to psychology to sociology.Origin felicity (1300-1400) Old French felicité, from Latin felix “happy”