hi·lar·i·ty
noun/hɪˈlærəti/
/hɪˈlærəti/
[uncountable]- the state of finding something very funny
兴高采烈；狂欢 - The announcement was greeted with great hilarity.
这一消息引起了热烈的欢迎。 - Their appearance caused a great deal of hilarity.
他们的出现引起了极大的欢笑。 - There was much hilarity when Geoffrey steamed in ten minutes late.
当杰弗里迟到了十分钟时，大家都欢呼雀跃。
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘cheerfulness’): from French hilarité, from Latin hilaritas ‘cheerfulness, merriment’, from hilaris, from Greek hilaros ‘cheerful’. - The announcement was greeted with great hilarity.