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New words：

delight/dɪˈlaɪt/

n. 快乐；高兴；乐事；趣事
v. 使愉快；喜爱；乐于

详细词源拆解：

前缀 de- 加强语气 + 词根 light 使愉悦；
本义 “使人极度开心”，引申为快乐、乐事；使高兴、喜爱。
同根：delightful adj. 令人愉快的。

词汇家族

delight（n. 快乐；v. 使愉快）
→ delightful（adj. 令人愉快的；可爱的）
→ delightedly（adv. 高兴地；快乐地）

必记高频搭配

with delight 高兴地；愉快地

She looks at the lovely gift with great delight and big smiles.

take delight in 喜爱；以…… 为乐

Many kids take delight in playing games with their close friends.

to one's delight 令某人高兴的是

To my delight, I passed the difficult English exam easily.

delight sb 使某人感到快乐

Beautiful flowers and sweet songs delight everyone in the garden.

delightful /dɪˈlaɪtfl/ (adj. 令人愉快的)

We spent a delightful weekend with our close friends.
The soft music creates a delightful mood in our small classroom.

关键使用提醒

1. 高频固定短语：to one's delight / take delight in / with delight，完形、写作常考。

2. 名词用法：表 “乐事” 时为可数名词 delights；表 “快乐” 时多为不可数。

   Travel brings many new delights to our busy daily life.
   旅行给忙碌生活增添了许多新鲜乐趣。

3. 形容词 delightful 作文高频替换词，修饰人、事物、场景。正式语境中可替换 happy /nice，优化表达。