delight的用法

◆这部电影给千百万人以莫大的快乐。

误：The film gives great delights to millions of people.

正：The film gives great delight to millions of people.

析：delight 用作名词时，根据情况可以可数也可以不可数，其区别是：表示具体意义的“乐事”，为可数名词，表示抽象意义 的“快乐”，为不可数名词。比较：Raising flowers is agreat delight.(养花是件很快乐的事)。

◆我高兴地拜读了你的来信。

误：I have read your letter with my delight.

正：I have read your letter with delight.

析：with delight(高兴地)是习语，其中不可加入限定语，但有时可插入形容词，如：with real delight(十分高兴地)，withgreat delight(十分高兴地)等。

◆现在许多人都喜欢看电视(from www.yywords.com)。

误：Now many people take delight to watch TV.

正：Now many people take delight in watching TV.

析：take delight in (doing) sth 是 delight用作名词时的一个常用句型，注意后接 in (doing) sth，不用不定式。

◆使他大为高兴的是, 他的小说被接受出版了。

误：On his delight his novel was accepted for publication.

正：To his delight his novel was accepted for publication.

析：to one’s delight(使某人高兴是)是习语，注意用介词to，类例：to one’s joy(使某人高兴的是)，to one’s surprise(使某人吃惊的是)等。

◆他喜欢挑别人的毛病(from www.yywords.com)。

误：He is delighted in finding fault with others.

正：He delights in finding fault with others.

析：delight用作不及物动词时，其后通常接 in (doing) sth，表示喜欢做某事。注意：此时 delight不能用被动形式，因为它是不及物动词(from www.yywords.com)。

◆见到你我真高兴。

误：I’m really delighted in seeing you.

正：I’m really delighted to see you.

析：要注意 delight 用作及物或不及物动词时在结构上的差别： 用作及物动词的delight 在用于 be delighted结构时，其后根据情况可接不定式，介词短语(at, by, with等)和从句等，但 是不能接介词 in 引出的短语(而用作不及物动词的 delight后通常接介词 in)。如：He was very much delighted withthe result.(他对结果十分满意)，They were delighted at[by] the news.(听到这消息他们很高兴)，I was delightedthat you were successful.(你成功了我很高兴)。

◆那确实是一次令人愉快的聚会。

误：It is really a delightfed party.

正：It is really a delightful party.

析：delighted 表示“感到高兴的”，delightful表示“使人高兴的”。注：表示后者的意思不能用 delighting(此词在现代英语几乎不用)。