- 悦ぶ
- よろこぶ【喜ぶ, 悦ぶ】〔うれしく思う, うれしがる, めでたいと思う, 欣喜雀躍する〕**please|他|〖S〗[be ~d]〔…を〕喜ぶ, 〔…が〕気に入っている〔about, with, at〕;〔…ということが/…して〕うれしい〔that節/to do〕
She was very (much) pleased at having such a good friend. 彼女はそのようないい友人ができてとても喜んでいた
be pleased at [《英》with] his success =be pleased to hear about his success 彼の成功を喜ぶ
I can't tell you how pleased I am. どんなに喜んでいるか言葉では表せません.
*rejoice|自|〖S〗《正式》〔…を/…して/…ということを〕(大いに)喜ぶ, うれしく思う〔at, over, in/to do/that節〕《◆(1) be glad [delighted, pleased]の方がくだけた言い方. (2) that の省略は不可》rejoice at [over] good news 吉報を喜ぶ
He rejoiced in their happiness. 彼は彼らの幸福を喜んだ.
*delight|自|《正式》〔…を〕(大いに)楽しむ, 喜ぶ〔in〕;喜んで〔…〕する〔to do〕.*gratify|他|《正式》[be ~ied]〔事に/…して/…であることに〕満足する, 喜ぶ〔at, with, by/to do/that節〕《◆ at, with句を伴う場合, gratified は形容詞的性格が強く, very で修飾される》We were gratified at [with, by, to hear] the news. その知らせを聞いて私たちは喜んだ(=The news gratified us.
The news was gratifying to us. ).
*congratulate|他|〖S〗 [~ oneself on O/that節](成功・幸福)を[…だと]喜ぶHe congratulated himself on his success [on having succeeded, that he had succeeded]. 彼はうまくいったことを喜んだ.
▲His visit is a great enjoyment to [for] her. 彼が訪問すると彼女は大変喜ぶ
The news made them happy. 知らせを聞いて彼らは喜んだ
She didn't look at all pleased. 彼女はまったく喜んでいないように見えた.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.