glad

1. showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy;

"glad you are here"

"glad that they succeeded"

"gave a glad shout"

"a glad smile"

"heard the glad news"

"a glad occasion"

2. (`lief' is archaic) very willing;

"was lief to go"

"glad to help"

3. feeling happy appreciation;

"glad of the fire's warmth"

4. cheerful and bright;

"a beaming smile"

"a glad May morning"

来自PIE*ghel, 照耀，发光，词源同glass, gold. 引申义容光满面的，高兴的。

glad

glad: [OE] The original meaning of Old English glæd was ‘bright, shining’. It went back to a prehistoric Germanic *glathaz, which was related to Latin glaber ‘smooth, bald’ (source of English glabrous [17] and Old Slavic gladuku ‘smooth’). ‘Happy’ is a secondary semantic development, which evidently took place before the various Germanic dialects went their own way, for it is shared by Swedish and Danish glad (the sense ‘smooth’, also an extension of ‘bright, shining’, is preserved in German glatt).
=> glabrous

glad (adj.)

Old English glæd "bright, shining, gleaming; joyous; pleasant, gracious" (also as a noun, "joy, gladness"), from Proto-Germanic *glada- (cognates: Old Norse glaðr "smooth, bright, glad," Danish glad "glad, joyful," Old Saxon gladmod, in which the element means "glad," Old Frisian gled "smooth," Dutch glad "slippery," German glatt "smooth"), from PIE *ghel- (2) "to shine," with derivatives referring to bright materials and gold (see glass). The notion is of being radiant with joy; the modern sense "feeling pleasure or satisfaction" is much weakened. Slang glad rags "one's best clothes" first recorded 1902.

happy, glad, cheerful, joyful, merry, delightful, gay, pleasant, nice, jolly, agreeable

这些形容词均含"愉快的，高兴的"之意。

happy： 侧重感到满足、幸福或高兴。

glad： 最普通用词，语气较弱，表示礼貌的惯用语。指乐于做某事或因某事而感到满足，常表愉快的心情。

cheerful： 多指因内心的愉快而表现出兴高采烈，是强调而自然的感情流露。

joyful： 语气较强，强调心情或感情上的欣喜。

merry： 指精神情绪的暂时高涨，表示欢乐、愉快的心境或情景，侧重充满欢笑声和乐趣。

delightful： 指能带来强烈的快乐，激起愉快的情感，用于非常愉快的场合。

gay： 侧重无忧无虑、精神昂扬、充满生命的快乐。

pleasant： 侧重给人以"赏心悦目"或"愉快的，宜人的"感受。

nice： 语气较温和，泛指任何愉快或满意的感觉。

jolly： 通俗用词，多指充满快乐与喜悦的神情。

agreeable： 指与感受者的愿望、情趣或受好等和谐一致而带来的心情上的快意。

He was so glad to see them that he didn't even think to read the sign by the entrance.

出自-2012年6月听力原文

Banks and car manufacturers are glad for the extra business in tough economic times.

2015年12月四级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

Actually, Laura, I think we laugh because we are glad it didn't happen to us.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

However, when you know you can look forward to working in your dream job, you'll be glad you thought it through.

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C

I bet Brenda is glad it's done with, and she can focus on wedding preparations.

2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section A

I am glad to be here today.

2016年高考英语上海卷 听力 原文

I'm glad this is my last term here, though.

2016年高考英语全国卷1 听力 原文

I'm glad to be here for the interview.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 听力 原文

I'm just so glad I was there in time to help my son.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 完形填空 原文

When the gorillas and I frightened each other, I was just glad to find them alive.

2018年高考英语全国卷3 语法填空 原文

1. I'm so glad to see you back where you belong.

我真高兴看到你又回到了属于你自己的天地。

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2. I'm so glad he had a pang of conscience.

我很高兴他会有负疚感。

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3. I can't tell you how glad I was to leave that place.

我无法形容自己离开那个地方心里有多高兴。

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4. She was feeling tired and was glad to lean against him.

她正感到有些疲倦，因此很高兴可以靠在他身上。

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5. I'm so glad that we've found you at last!

我们终于找到你了，我真是太高兴了！

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