Merriment is laughter, fun, and the happy noise of people enjoying themselves. It names a cheerful mood in a group — not one smile, but the whole light, laughing atmosphere.

Merriment is laughter, funmerriment是笑聲、歡樂 and the happy noise of people enjoying themselves還有大家玩得開心時發出的快樂聲響. It names a cheerful mood in a group它指的是一群人裡歡樂的氣氛 — not one smile不是一個人的微笑, but the whole light, laughing atmosphere而是整個輕鬆、充滿笑聲的氛圍.

You meet it more in stories, songs, and slightly old-fashioned writing than in everyday speech; people now more often say fun, a good time, or everyone was laughing. Christmas merriment or wedding merriment sounds natural.

You meet it more in stories, songs, and slightly old-fashioned writing你比較會在故事、歌曲、和有點老派的文章裡遇到它 than in everyday speech而不是日常口語; people now more often say現在的人比較常說 fun, a good time, or everyone was laughingfun、a good time、或everyone was laughing. Christmas merriment or wedding merrimentChristmas merriment（聖誕歡慶）或wedding merriment（婚禮歡慶） sounds natural聽起來很自然.

It is a warm, polite word. Though actually, it does not usually mean wild or drunken behaviour — that sits closer to merrymaking — and it can sound a little stiff if you use it about a normal night with friends. It is almost always uncountable.

It is a warm, polite word這是一個溫暖、有禮貌的字. Though actually不過其實 it does not usually mean wild or drunken behaviour它通常不是指狂野或喝醉的行為 — that sits closer to merrymaking那比較接近merrymaking — and it can sound a little stiff而且會顯得有點生硬 if you use it about a normal night with friends如果你拿它來形容跟朋友的普通一晚. It is almost always uncountable它幾乎都是不可數的.