喜樂美語
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    Gratification is the good feeling you get when you're satisfied, especially when you get something you wanted. People often talk about 'instant gratification' — wanting a reward right now instead of waiting for something better later.

    滿足感；即時享樂(instant gratification)

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組成'Gratify' (to please or satisfy) + '-ation' (the process or resulting feeling).

同家族的字

  • gratifythe base word
  • gratitudea related-sounding word, from the same Latin root 'gratus', meaning pleasing or thankful

原始詞典資料3 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。

gratificationnoun/ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

  • 1

    The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste.

    • gratification of the heart    gratification of the palate
    • I know nothing of Mr. Courtenaye; but I can perceive enough of this affair to see that he is one of those who, for a moment's selfish gratification, or for the yet meaner love of gratified vanity, will excite the deepest feelings, and trifle with the dearest hopes of all who trust them!
  • 2

    A gratuity; a reward.

  • 3

    A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction.

    • I will tell you all my faults frankly beforehand. I am very vain, for I cultivate my vanity on a principle, and cannot understand why we should neglect such a source of gratification.
    • To my gratification he told me I could reënter the institution, and that he would trust me to pay the debt when I could.

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。