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单词 alacrity
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Definition of alacrity in English:

alacrity

noun əˈlakrɪtiəˈlækrədi
mass noun
  • Brisk and cheerful readiness.

    爽快

    she accepted the invitation with alacrity

    她爽快地接受了邀请。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • But today's most exciting trends tend to erupt, rather than trickle down; they come and go with dizzying alacrity.
    • The internet is largely responsible for enabling new players to get to grips with the game, everyone from grannies to students seemingly taking it up with alacrity.
    • They break from defence into attack with alacrity.
    • One of the key facets of the game of basketball is the speed and alacrity of movement that players exhibit.
    • Meanwhile, I've gone through the archives with speed and alacrity, but still can't find the name of the hotel.
    • So the federal government responded with astonishing alacrity, great efficiency.
    • It isn't that the British responded to the crisis with insufficient alacrity, or that they showed a want of resolve.
    • Now that's what I call real thoughtfulness, and of course I accepted the suggestion with alacrity.
    • Displaying the same alacrity from the gates as he had when winning a Doncaster minor event, the Mujadil colt was guided by the stands' rails to a workmanlike success.
    • I was offered the appointment a couple of months ago and accepted with alacrity - what a tremendous honour.
    • But then again, he did leave the helicopter with alacrity when we landed and the door was finally slid open.
    • Among the latest batch of begging letters was a request to speak at Gordonstoun, which she has accepted with alacrity.
    • This is one divorce that conservatives should embrace with all alacrity and enthusiasm.
    • This was a situation I would have to remedy, and with alacrity.
    • Mr Garner, who is described as ‘soft-spoken, humble and efficient’, accepted the job with alacrity.
    • It's a recipe for good decision-making in terms of the speed and alacrity with which you can make decisions, of course.
    • As the match progressed, the players hit the target with alacrity.
    • That is why he will agree to your proposition with alacrity.
    • The alacrity with which other countries took up the idea is remarkable.
    • Dillingham pointed out that in certain cases the FAA has acted with alacrity.
    Synonyms
    eagerness, willingness, readiness
    enthusiasm, ardour, fervour, keenness, joyousness, liveliness, zeal
    promptness, haste, briskness, swiftness, dispatch, speed
    dated address

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin alacritas, from alacer 'brisk'.

Definition of alacrity in US English:

alacrity

nounəˈlækrədiəˈlakrədē
  • Brisk and cheerful readiness.

    爽快

    she accepted the invitation with alacrity

    她爽快地接受了邀请。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • They break from defence into attack with alacrity.
    • I was offered the appointment a couple of months ago and accepted with alacrity - what a tremendous honour.
    • This was a situation I would have to remedy, and with alacrity.
    • That is why he will agree to your proposition with alacrity.
    • So the federal government responded with astonishing alacrity, great efficiency.
    • Displaying the same alacrity from the gates as he had when winning a Doncaster minor event, the Mujadil colt was guided by the stands' rails to a workmanlike success.
    • The alacrity with which other countries took up the idea is remarkable.
    • As the match progressed, the players hit the target with alacrity.
    • But then again, he did leave the helicopter with alacrity when we landed and the door was finally slid open.
    • But today's most exciting trends tend to erupt, rather than trickle down; they come and go with dizzying alacrity.
    • Meanwhile, I've gone through the archives with speed and alacrity, but still can't find the name of the hotel.
    • The internet is largely responsible for enabling new players to get to grips with the game, everyone from grannies to students seemingly taking it up with alacrity.
    • It's a recipe for good decision-making in terms of the speed and alacrity with which you can make decisions, of course.
    • Now that's what I call real thoughtfulness, and of course I accepted the suggestion with alacrity.
    • Mr Garner, who is described as ‘soft-spoken, humble and efficient’, accepted the job with alacrity.
    • It isn't that the British responded to the crisis with insufficient alacrity, or that they showed a want of resolve.
    • Among the latest batch of begging letters was a request to speak at Gordonstoun, which she has accepted with alacrity.
    • This is one divorce that conservatives should embrace with all alacrity and enthusiasm.
    • One of the key facets of the game of basketball is the speed and alacrity of movement that players exhibit.
    • Dillingham pointed out that in certain cases the FAA has acted with alacrity.
    Synonyms
    eagerness, willingness, readiness

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin alacritas, from alacer ‘brisk’.

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