fain

英 [feɪn]美
  • adj. 不得不的；乐意的
  • adv. 乐意地，欣然地
  • n. (Fain)人名；(俄、罗、匈、葡)法因；(法、英)费恩
畅通词汇

中文词源

fain 乐意的

缩写自古英语fagen, 高兴的，愉悦的，词源同fair, 来自PIE*pek, 使漂亮，使美丽。

英文词源

fain (adj.)
Old English fægen, fagen "glad, cheerful, happy, joyful, rejoicing," from a common Germanic root (cognates: Old Saxon fagan, Old Norse feginn "glad," Old High German faginon, Gothic faginon "to rejoice"), perhaps from PIE *pek- (1) "to make pretty." Often "glad" in a relative sense, "content to accept when something better is unobtainable." As an adverb, from c. 1200. Related: Fainly.

双语例句

1. I would fain do as you ask.
听候你的吩咐。
来自《权威词典》
2. The soldiers were fain to eat horseflesh.
士兵们只好吃马肉.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. I would fain go with you.
我高兴和你一起去.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
4. Men and birds are fain of climbing high.
不论人还是鸟都愿意往高处攀.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
5. I would fain stay at home.
我真乐意呆在家里.
来自辞典例句