glad
glad — adjective
1. feeling happiness and pleasure because something good has happened or is about t
feeling happiness and pleasure because something good has happened or is about to happen
Dahlia was glad to hear that her grandmother had fully recovered from the surgery.
glad + to-infinitive for reaction to good news
The children were glad when the rain stopped and they could go outside to play.
Niran felt glad about his exam results after weeks of hard work.
Asher was glad that his friend had arrived safely at the airport despite the storm.
We were glad for Takeshi when he won the photography competition at the gallery.
文法句型
be glad + to-infinitive
be glad + that-clause
be glad + about/for + noun phrase
用法筆記
This sense of 'glad' is only used after a linking verb (such as 'be', 'feel', or 'seem'), never directly before a noun. You can say 'She felt glad' but not 'a glad person' in modern English.
常見錯誤
2. happy to do what is asked or offered, especially when you want to be helpful or
happy to do what is asked or offered, especially when you want to be helpful or cooperative
Rafael said he would be glad to drive the children to school every morning.
would be glad + to-infinitive for polite offers
If you need help with cooking, Stephanie would be glad to assist in the kitchen.
conditional: would be glad to + offer
Cole was glad to take on extra work to learn the new system.
The librarian was glad to show Ayesha where to find books about ancient Chinese history.
文法句型
be glad + to-infinitive
would be glad + to-infinitive
用法筆記
This sense almost always appears with a to-infinitive. The phrase 'would be glad to + verb' is a common polite formula for making offers or accepting requests. Unlike sense 1, what makes you glad here is the act of doing something, not an external event.
常見錯誤
glad — verb
1. to make someone feel happiness or joy, especially in a gentle or heartwarming wa
to make someone feel happiness or joy, especially in a gentle or heartwarming way
Pedro's letter gladdened his mother, who had been worried about his journey.
transitive use: subject + gladden + object
It gladdened the team to hear that their research funding had been approved.
impersonal construction: it gladdened + object + to-infinitive
The warm welcome from the neighbours gladdened the new family on their first day.
It gladdened the elderly man to see his grandchildren playing in the garden again.
文法句型
gladden + noun phrase
it gladdened + noun phrase + to-infinitive
用法筆記
This verb form is archaic in modern English. In contemporary speech and writing, 'glad' is used only as an adjective. The verb 'gladden' appears primarily in literary, historical, or deliberately old-fashioned texts. Prefer 'please', 'cheer', or 'delight' in everyday usage.
glad — noun
1. a garden plant with tall stems and large pointed groups of colourful flowers, gr
a garden plant with tall stems and large pointed groups of colourful flowers, grown from bulbs
Dahlia planted a row of pink glads along the fence in her backyard last spring.
plural form 'glads' used in gardening context
The florist arranged red glads with white lilies for the wedding reception at the church.
Rachel cut glads from the garden and placed them in a vase on the table.
The glads grew over a meter high and drew butterflies to the garden all summer.
- gladiolus
the full formal name; more appropriate for scientific or formal writing
- sword lily
a common name referring to the shape of the leaves
用法筆記
In gardening and floristry contexts, 'glad' (plural 'glads') is used as a short, informal form of 'gladiolus'. The full word 'gladiolus' is more common in formal botanical writing and seed catalogues.