gratitude
noun [uncountable]Word Family
- grateful adjective (≠ ungrateful)
- gratefully adverb
- gratitude noun (≠ ingratitude)
the feeling of being grateful and wanting to express your thanks 感激之情；感谢 - with gratitude
He smiled at them with gratitude. 他向他们笑了笑表示谢意。 - gratitude (to somebody) (for something)
I would like to express my gratitude to everyone for their hard work. 我要对所有辛勤劳动的人表示感谢。 I feel a deep sense of gratitude to her. 我深深地感谢她。 - in gratitude for something
She was presented with the gift in gratitude for her long service. 这礼物赠送给她以表达对她长期服务的感激之情。 I owe you a great debt of gratitude (= feel extremely grateful). 我对你感激不尽。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1His kindness and support earned him her eternal gratitude. 他的友善和支持令她永存谢意。 I remember them with gratitude. 我心存感激地记着他们。 I sent him some money as a token of my gratitude. 我寄了些钱给他聊表谢意。 I would like to express my deep sense of gratitude to the staff for their patience. 我要对全体员工的耐心表示深深的感谢。 They deserve our gratitude for all the work they do. 他们所做的一切值得我们感激。 We owe her a deep debt of gratitude for her services. 对于她的付出，我们感激不尽。 You have our undying gratitude. 我们对你永存感激之情。 my gratitude at her thoughtfulness 我对她的体贴的感激之情 the very deep gratitude I felt towards her 我对她怀有的深切感激之情
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deep
- profound
- heartfelt
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- feel
- express
- extend
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- in gratitude
- with gratitude
- gratitude at
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- as a token of your gratitude
- owe a debt of gratitude to somebody
- a feeling of gratitude
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French, or from medieval Latin gratitudo, from Latin gratus ‘pleasing, thankful’.- with gratitude