fain

英 [feɪn]

美 [feɪn]

adv.  欣然; 乐意地

BNC.49172 / COCA.31712

牛津词典

adv.

• 欣然；乐意地
  willingly or with pleasure
  1. I would fain do as you ask.
     听候你的吩咐。

英英释义

adj

• having made preparations
  1. prepared to take risks
  Synonym:disposed(p)inclined(p)prepared

adv

• in a willing manner
  1. this was gladly agreed to
  2. I would fain do it
  Synonym:gladlylief

双语例句

• As we walked home, I would fain have enlightened my charge on the characters of the people we had quitted; but she got it into her head that I was prejudiced against them.
  在我们走回来的时候，我真想谈谈我们刚离开的这些人的性格，以此来开导开导我所照顾的人；可是她已经有了成见，反倒说我对他们有偏见了。
• And I fain would have you lose your hearts in the singing.
  我愿你们全心全意地歌唱它，不愿你们在歌唱时迷失自己的心。
• Fain would we remain barbarians, if our claim to civilisation were to be based on the gruesome glory of war.
  如果我们所认领的文明基于可憎的战争的荣耀，那么我们就继续当我们的野蛮人吧。
• Cathy would fain have taken one glance, but her father told her to come on, and they walked together up the park, while I hastened before to prepare the servants.
  凯蒂想多看一眼，但是他父亲喊她过来，我在前面忙着招呼仆人，他们就一块走到花园里去了。
• But, to all these shadowy beings, so long our near acquaintances, as well Roger Chillingworth as his companions, we would fain be merciful.
  然而，对于所有这些阴影式的人物，只要是我们的熟人不管是罗杰齐灵渥斯，抑或是他的伙伴，我们还不得不显示点仁慈。
• Mr Fain admitted that big ships would never be suited to every market.
  他承认，大船不可能适合所有市场。
• Is not remorse the justice which is administered by that very law which you would fain serve?
  难道悔恨不正是你们所侍奉的法律实施的公正？
• He rolled off his horse so ignobly and funnily, that even the ambassador was fain to burst out.
  他狼狈而可笑地从马上滚翻下来，甚至使得大使也不由得放声大笑。
• For I'm weary wi'hunting, and fain wald lie down.
  我打猎太累了，只想舒服地躺躺。
• Can I remain friendly to those who thus maimed me and would fain have taken my life also?
  他们这样残害我，恨不得要我的命，我还能和他们友好吗？