gratitude
gratitude — noun
1. the warm sense of appreciation you feel when someone has been kind to you or whe
the warm sense of appreciation you feel when someone has been kind to you or when something good happens in your life
Ravi sent a short note of gratitude to the nurse who had cared for his mother.
collocation: note / letter / word of gratitude
With tears in her eyes, the old woman whispered her gratitude to the young man who saved her dog.
collocation: whisper / express gratitude to someone
The charity annual report was full of letters of gratitude from families who had received food.
Yara brought flowers to show her gratitude after a neighbour helped her move furniture.
Deep gratitude welled up inside Tomás as he watched his friends volunteer all weekend.
- thankfulness
very close in meaning; slightly more personal or reflective tone
- appreciation
focuses on recognizing value or quality; can be used for things, not just kindness
- gratefulness
less common and slightly more formal or literary than gratitude
- ingratitude
the lack or absence of gratitude
- thanklessness
less common; describes both a lack of thanks and a lack of reward
文法句型
gratitude + to + someone
gratitude + for + something
express/feel/show + gratitude
用法筆記
Usually uncountable. Often followed by the prepositions 'to' (indicating the person) and 'for' (indicating the reason): express gratitude to the staff for their hard work.