心裡的高興
這一家是 glad 的活義、現代人天天在用的：心裡那份欣喜，以及它的兩個近親——慶幸、樂意。
happy/pleased · adjective · A2
Feeling happy and pleased about something that has happened or is true.
高興 / 開心
核心畫面
Picture the warm little lift inside you when something good happens — a quiet brightening of the heart. That bright, pleased feeling is the core; from it grow gratitude, willingness to help, and a set of old phrases where 'glad' just means 'bright / good / cheerful' (glad , glad rags).
可以想成「有好事發生時，心裡那一下溫暖的輕揚」——一種安靜地亮起來的感覺。這份明亮、欣喜的心情就是核心；從它再長出感…更多收起
可以想成「有好事發生時，心裡那一下溫暖的輕揚」——一種安靜地亮起來的感覺。這份明亮、欣喜的心情就是核心；從它再長出感激、樂意幫忙，以及一些舊片語裡 glad 單純當「明亮的／好的／喜氣的」用（glad tidings、glad rags）。From the word’s history
From Old English 'glæd' = bright, shining, cheerful — the original sense was literally 'shining', which is why several frozen phrases keep the older 'bright/good' flavour rather than today's 'pleased'.
源自古英語 glæd，意思是「明亮的、發光的、開朗的」——本義其實是「發亮」，這正是為什麼有幾個固定老片語還留著舊的「明亮／喜氣」味，而不是今天的「高興」。
Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), s.v. 'glad'
Two branches
舊片語裡的「明亮·喜氣」
這一家保留 glad 最古老的味道——「明亮的、好的、喜氣的」，只活在幾個凍結的老片語裡，不再單獨使用。
glad tidings · adjective · A2
Good and welcome — used in the old phrase "glad tidings" or "glad news" to mean good news.
（舊用法）好的、喜訊的
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Gladname
- 1
A diminutive of the female given name Gladys.
gladadj詞源 1/ɡlæd/
- 1
Pleased; happy; gratified.
- I'm glad the rain has finally stopped.
- I'm always glad to be of service.
- 2
obsoleteHaving a bright or cheerful appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness.
- Her conversation / More glad to me than to a miser money is.
- Glad Eevening & glad morn crownd the fourth day.
gladverb詞源 1/ɡlæd/
- 1
archaicTo make glad.
- that which gladded all the warrior train
- Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man.
gladnoun詞源 2/ɡlæd/
- 1
informalA gladiolus (plant).
- Glads are widely grown as cut flowers both in the United States and abroad.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。