contentment
- n.满足;满意
contentmentThese are all words for the good feeling that you have when you are happy or when you have achieved sth.以上各词均指幸福、欣慰、满意的感觉和满足的心情。
the good feeling that you have when you have achieved sth or when sth that you wanted to happen does happen指取得成就、达到愿望时的满足、满意、欣慰：
He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy.
得知儿子很幸福他深感欣慰。
the good feeling that you have when you are happy指幸福、快乐：
Money can't buy you happiness.
金钱不能为你买到幸福。
( rather formal ) a feeling of happiness or satisfaction with what you have指对所拥有的一切感到满意、满足：
They found contentment in living a simple life.
他们在简朴的生活中得到满足。
a feeling of happiness or satisfaction with what you do or have done指对所做的事感到满意、满足：
her search for personal fulfilment
她对个人成就的追求
You can feel satisfaction at achieving almost anything, small or large; you feel fulfilment when you do sth useful and enjoyable with your life. Happiness is the feeling you have when things give you pleasure and can be quite a lively feeling; contentment is a quieter feeling that you get when you have learned to find pleasure in things. |
a feeling of happiness, usually because sth good has happened to you, or sth bad has happened to sb else指欢喜、高兴、幸灾乐祸：
She couldn't disguise her glee at their embarrassment.
看到他们难堪的样子她不禁喜形于色。
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Finding the Right Home — and Contentment , Too
找到合适又满意的“家”
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He is full of contentment with the result of test .
他对测试结果十分满意。
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They found contentment in living a simple life .
他们在简朴的生活中得到满足。
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He has found contentment at last .
他最终得到了满足。
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I cannot describe the feeling of contentment that was with me at that time .
我无法描述当时我满足的感觉。
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The old man spent his old age in contentment .
那位老人晚年过得很称心。
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(鲁迅) Since ancient times urging men to find contentment in poverty has been one great way of preserving peace and order ; but though many prescriptions have been made out , none is completely effective .
劝人安贫乐道是古今治国平天下的大经络，开过的方子也很多，但都没有十全大补的功效。
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Happiness consists in contentment .
知足常乐。
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I do not think that we spend nearly enough time trying to concentrate on achieving a sort of calmness , a sort of contentment in mental and spiritual way , which was identified by these people as the highest form of happiness and pleasure.Do good to others .
我认为我们没有花足够的时间来努力专注于达到心理和精神上的平静和满足，而伊壁鸠鲁派认为，这才是幸福和快乐的最高形式。
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A Survey on the Contentment of University Students with Campus Life
大学生校园生活满意度调查报告
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The contentment you feel when you have done something right .
正确之举后感到的满意。
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Never again would I know such peace and contentment .
我现在感到前所未有的安详和满足。
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Contentment is the type of thing measured by the questionnaire studies .
满意是那类通过问卷调查研究来衡量的指标。
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Contentment is actually a kind of even higher aspiration .
无求，正是一种更高的追求。
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Free and easy from labor health ; from health contentment springs .
劳动使人健康，健康使人满足。
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Comparative Research on the College Students ' Happiness Ideas of Initiative Type and Contentment Type
进取型与知足型大学生幸福观的比较研究
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Contentment comes of the heart , not of the house .
满足来自于内心，而不是房间。
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That contentment is a kind of achievement in its own right .
就其本身而言，知足是一种完美。
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In time of peace , people can live and work in peace and contentment .
身处太平之世，人民方能安居乐业。
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We do not know how to live in contentment lies .
我们不懂知足的生活在谎言中。
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True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture .
真正的满足感像农业一样保持着活力。
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Contentment , on his part , took no vulgar form .
就他而言，满足从来没有以庸俗的方式表现出来。
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Actually we should put contentment and limitations within ourselves .
实际上我们应该从内心出发设定满足和局限的标准
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Family relationships in particular seem to be the key to long-term contentment .
尤其家庭关系似乎是令人能长久感到满足的关键。
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With life in a state of constant change , where can we ever find contentment ?
既然人生变幻无常，我们能在何处找到满足呢？
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To feel that one has a place in life solves half the problems of contentment .
大概是说，若明白自己能吃那碗饭，今后生活问题就解决了一大半。
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They found contentment in each other 's society .
他们相互交往，情投意合。
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I felt fine . I felt the early symptoms of contentment .
我感觉很好，我觉得有心满意足的迹象。
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I say this from a place of happiness and contentment now .
我很开心我说出来了，而且现在我很满足。
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When people feel hollow in mind , they will find contentment in substance .
当人们在精神上感到空虚的时候，就会在物质上寻求满足。