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

• 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。
• We must work for sweetness and light.
  我们必须为甜蜜和光明而工作。
• This is a full-bodied wine with just a hint of sweetness.
  这是一种味道醇厚的葡萄酒，只有一丝甜味。
• A wine professional might have arranged the wines by colour and then by ascending order of body or sweetness.
  葡萄酒专业人士安排品尝顺序时通常会按照颜色进行区分，接着再按照酒体或甜度进行升序排序。
• I smiled amused and felt a touch of sweetness in my heart.
  我高兴而微笑了，我心里感到一阵甜柔的接触。
• The pursuit of perfection, then is the pursuit of sweetness and light.
  对完美的追求就是对甜蜜和光明的追求。
• I hope my life is full of happiness and sweetness, happiness and smile!
  我希望我的生活永远充满着幸福、甜蜜、快乐和微笑！
• Green peas, green beans, and sweet corn are picked before maturity to obtain succulent textures and sweetness.
  豌豆、青刀豆和甜玉米在成熟前摘下是为了获得多汁鲜嫩的质构和甜味。
• The dark silence is already full of sweetness.
  漆黑的安静就已经充满了甜甜蜜蜜了。
• The sugar not only contributes sweetness and calories to the drink but also adds body and mouthfeel.
  糖不仅为饮料提供了甜味和热量，而且也同时增强了稠度和口感。