glad
glad — 形容詞
1. feeling happiness and pleasure because something good has happened or is about t
高興的
因好事發生而感到愉快
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.
Dahlia 很高興聽到祖母手術後完全康復了。
glad + to-infinitive for reaction to good news
The children were glad when the rain stopped and they could go outside to play.
孩子們很高興雨停了，可以到外面去玩。
Niran felt glad about his exam results after weeks of hard work.
Niran 經過幾週的努力讀書後，對考試成績感到很高興。
Asher was glad that his friend had arrived safely at the airport despite the storm.
Asher 很開心他的朋友在暴風雨中安全抵達機場。
We were glad for Takeshi when he won the photography competition at the gallery.
我們都為 Takeshi 感到高興，他在攝影比賽中贏得冠軍。
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
樂意的
願意幫忙或協助
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.
Rafael 說他很樂意每天早上開車送孩子們上學。
would be glad + to-infinitive for polite offers
If you need help with cooking, Stephanie would be glad to assist in the kitchen.
如果你需要有人幫忙做菜，Stephanie 很樂意到廚房協助。
conditional: would be glad to + offer
Cole was glad to take on extra work to learn the new system.
Cole 很樂意接下額外的工作，以便學習新系統的運作。
The librarian was glad to show Ayesha where to find books about ancient Chinese history.
圖書館員很樂意向 Ayesha 介紹哪裡可以找到中國古代歷史的書籍。
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 — 動詞
1. to make someone feel happiness or joy, especially in a gentle or heartwarming wa
使高興
讓某人感到快樂（古語）
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.
Pedro 的信讓他的母親感到欣慰，她一直擔心他的旅程。
transitive use: subject + gladden + object
It gladdened the team to hear that their research funding had been approved.
聽到研究經費獲得批准，讓整個團隊都感到振奮。
impersonal construction: it gladdened + object + to-infinitive
The warm welcome from the neighbours gladdened the new family on their first day.
鄰居的熱情歡迎讓搬來的新家庭在第一天就感到溫暖。
It gladdened the elderly man to see his grandchildren playing in the garden again.
看到孫子在花園裡再度玩耍，讓老先生滿心歡喜。
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 — 名詞
1. a garden plant with tall stems and large pointed groups of colourful flowers, gr
劍蘭
一種庭園觀賞植物
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.
Dahlia 去年春天在後院的籬笆旁種了一排粉紅色劍蘭。
plural form 'glads' used in gardening context
The florist arranged red glads with white lilies for the wedding reception at the church.
花店老闆將紅色劍蘭與白色百合搭配，布置教堂的婚禮會場。
Rachel cut glads from the garden and placed them in a vase on the table.
Rachel 從花園裡剪了幾株劍蘭，放在桌上的花瓶裡。
The glads grew over a meter high and drew butterflies to the garden all summer.
這些劍蘭長到超過一公尺高，整個夏天都吸引蝴蝶來到花園裡。
- 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.