fain

英 [feɪn]

美 [feɪn]

adv.  欣然; 乐意地

BNC.49172 / COCA.31712

牛津词典

adv.

• 欣然；乐意地
  willingly or with pleasure
  1. I would fain do as you ask.
     听候你的吩咐。

英英释义

adj

• having made preparations
  1. prepared to take risks
  Synonym:disposed(p)inclined(p)prepared

adv

• in a willing manner
  1. this was gladly agreed to
  2. I would fain do it
  Synonym:gladlylief

双语例句

• As well as having an aptitude for mathematics, Mr Fain é also cites the homespun wisdom of his mother, who ran a dairy shop in Barcelona and taught him the importance of pricing goods, discounting and bargaining.
  除了具备数学方面的天赋，费恩还大谈他母亲身上那种朴素的智慧。他母亲在巴塞罗那开了一间乳品店，教给了他商品定价、打折和讨价还价的重要性。
• I would fain stay at home.
  我真乐意呆在家里。
• I am so weary of this place; and I would fain be at home.
  我在这里无聊极了；我真想回家。
• Mr Fain admitted that big ships would never be suited to every market.
  他承认，大船不可能适合所有市场。
• We made her stop: she'd fain have ridden forwards, afeard you should be uneasy.
  是我们叫她停下来的。她想骑马向前去，又怕你不放心。
• The prime minister himself would fain wait upon him at breakfast.
  首相很乐意亲自伺候他吃早餐。
• As we walked home, I would fain have enlightened my charge on the characters of the people we had quitted; but she got it into her head that I was prejudiced against them.
  在我们走回来的时候，我真想谈谈我们刚离开的这些人的性格，以此来开导开导我所照顾的人；可是她已经有了成见，反倒说我对他们有偏见了。
• As I walked on the railroad causeway, I used to wonder at the halo of light around my shadow, and would fain fancy myself one of the elect.
  而当我在铁路堤道上行走的时候，我常常惊奇地看到我的影子周围，有一个光轮，不免自以为也是一个上帝的选民了。
• But, to all these shadowy beings, so long our near acquaintances, as well Roger Chillingworth as his companions, we would fain be merciful.
  然而，对于所有这些阴影式的人物，只要是我们的熟人不管是罗杰齐灵渥斯，抑或是他的伙伴，我们还不得不显示点仁慈。
• Can I remain friendly to those who thus maimed me and would fain have taken my life also?
  他们这样残害我，恨不得要我的命，我还能和他们友好吗？