sweetness

英 [ˈswiːtnəs]

美 [ˈswiːtnəs]

n.  令人愉快; 讨人喜欢; 甜; 芬芳

复数：sweetnesses　

CET6

BNC.12041 / COCA.9462

习惯用语

n.

be (all) sweetness and light
• 和蔼可亲；温文尔雅
  to be pleasant, friendly and polite
• 简单而有趣
  to be enjoyable and easy to deal with

牛津词典

noun

• 令人愉快；讨人喜欢
  the quality of being pleasant
  1. a smile of great sweetness
     十分甜蜜的微笑
• 甜；芬芳
  the quality of tasting or smelling sweet
  1. The air was filled with the sweetness of mimosa.
     空气中弥漫着含羞草的芬芳。

柯林斯词典

• PHRASE (关系)友好;(情况)令人愉快，顺利
  If you say that a relationship or situation is notall sweetness and light, you mean that it is not as pleasant as it appears to be.
  1. It has not all been sweetness and light between him and the Prime Minister.
     他和首相的关系并不总是那么愉快融洽。
• See also:sweet

英英释义

noun

• the quality of giving pleasure
  1. he was charmed by the sweetness of her manner
  2. the pleasantness of a cool breeze on a hot summer day
  Synonym:pleasantness
• a pleasingly sweet olfactory property
  Synonym:bouquetfragrancefragrancyredolence
• the property of tasting as if it contains sugar
  Synonym:sweet
• the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
  Synonym:sweetsugariness

双语例句

• We must work for sweetness and light.
  我们必须为甜蜜和光明而工作。
• Light pink roses: admiration, sympathy, gentleness, grace, gladness, joy, friendship and sweetness.
  轻粉红色玫瑰：钦佩，同情，温柔，优雅，高兴，快乐，友谊和甜度。
• Sweetness is abstract, sugar is concrete.
  “甜”是抽象的，“糖”是具体的。
• What he said that dripped with false sweetness.
  他的话中充满了虚情假意。
• Sugar is sweet. I really appreciate its sweetness.
  糖是甜的。我真的喜欢它的甜性。
• This elegant wine balances natural acidity and sweetness.
  这家典雅的葡萄酒平衡酸度和甜度自然。
• It seemed to his imagination as if all her sweetness and vitality had flown.
  他觉得仿佛她的可爱和活力已全化为乌有了。
• Then did I eat it; and it was in my mouth as honey for sweetness.
  我就吃了，口中觉得其甜如蜜。
• Let the fragrant drift and drag under the candlelight, reflect the shadow on the stone as it carries a little bite of clarity and sweetness.
  繁杂刻板的日子里，让暗香浮动，烛光摇曳，影映石上，几分晶莹，几分甜蜜，随香而至。
• A good sharp dressing counterpointed the sweetness of the dried fruit.
  味道浓烈的上好调味品和香甜的干果形成有趣的对比。