mass noun
1- a feeling of great pleasure and happiness欢乐, 幸福, 欣喜：
tears of joy
欣喜的泪水
the joy of being alive.
活着的快乐。
1.1
- count noun a thing that causes joy令人高兴的事, 乐事, 乐趣：
the joys of country living.
乡村生活的乐趣。
1.2
- usu. with negative Brit. informal success or satisfaction〈英, 非正式〉成功; 满意：
you'll get no joy out of her.
你在她那里是不会得到满意结果的。
no obj.
- poetic/literary rejoice〈诗/文〉感到快乐：
I felt shame that I had ever joyed in his discomfiture or pain.
我很羞愧曾因他身处困境或痛苦而幸灾乐祸。
短语
be full of the joys of spring
- be lively and cheerful欢快的, 活泼的, 兴高采烈的。
wish someone joy
- Brit., chiefly ironic congratulate someone on something〈英, 主讽〉向（某人）贺…之喜：
I wish you joy of your marriage.
恭贺您新婚之喜。
派生词
joyless
adjectivejoylessly
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French joie, based on Latin gaudium, from gaudere 'rejoice'.