Glee is a bright, jumping kind of happiness — not quiet pleasure, but the feeling that makes someone’s eyes shine.

Glee glee is是 a bright, jumping kind of happiness一種很亮眼、蹦蹦跳跳的快樂 not quiet pleasure不是安安靜靜的那種喜悅 but the feeling that makes someone's eyes shine而是會讓人眼睛發亮的那種感覺。

In the sense you will meet most in stories, there is often a sharp edge: you feel this way because something went wrong for someone else, or because you got your way and they did not. A child who sees a rival drop their ice cream may grin with glee; a villain in a film rubs their hands with glee.

In the sense you will meet most in stories在故事裡你最常遇到的這個意思裡 there is often a sharp edge常常帶著一點刺 you feel this way because something went wrong for someone else你會這樣覺得是因為別人出了糗 or because you got your way and they did not或是因為你如願了而對方沒有。 A child who sees a rival drop their ice cream看到對手把冰淇淋掉在地上的小孩 may grin with glee可能會露出幸災樂禍的笑容 a villain in a film電影裡的反派 rubs their hands with glee則會搓著手一臉得意。

English speakers do also use glee for clean, harmless delight — a puppy, a surprise, a goal — with no hurt mixed in. You have to hear the rest of the sentence to know which it is.

English speakers do also use glee英語使用者也會用glee來形容 clean, harmless delight單純無害的開心 a puppy, a surprise, a goal像小狗、驚喜、一顆進球 with no hurt mixed in裡面完全沒有傷人的成分。 You have to hear the rest of the sentence你得聽完句子其他部分 to know which it is才知道是哪一種。

The unkind shade is old, not a modern twist: the word has carried “mockery” beside “mirth” for a very long time. It is a little vivid and a little old-fashioned. In everyday talk people more often say they were “delighted” or “so happy,” and keep glee for when they want you to picture the shine, or the unkind grin.

The unkind shade is old, not a modern twist那種不厚道的味道是老早就有的，不是現代才出現的轉折 the word has carried "mockery" beside "mirth" for a very long time這個字很久以前就同時帶著"嘲弄"和"歡笑"這兩種味道。 It它 is是 a little vivid and a little old-fashioned有點生動，也有點老派。 In everyday talk日常對話裡 people more often say they were "delighted" or "so happy,"大家更常說"delighted"或"so happy" and keep glee而把glee留到 for when they want you to picture the shine, or the unkind grin想讓你想像那種眼睛發亮、或不厚道笑容的時候。

It is mostly a noun. There is a verb, but you will almost never hear it now.

It它 is mostly a noun大部分時候是名詞。 There is a verb雖然也有動詞用法 but you will almost never hear it now但現在幾乎不會聽到。