fain
英 [feɪn]
美 [feɪn]
adv. 欣然; 乐意地
BNC.49172 / COCA.31712
牛津词典
adv.
- 欣然；乐意地
willingly or with pleasure- I would fain do as you ask.
听候你的吩咐。
- I would fain do as you ask.
英英释义
adj
- having made preparations
- prepared to take risks
adv
双语例句
- As well as having an aptitude for mathematics, Mr Fain é also cites the homespun wisdom of his mother, who ran a dairy shop in Barcelona and taught him the importance of pricing goods, discounting and bargaining.
除了具备数学方面的天赋，费恩还大谈他母亲身上那种朴素的智慧。他母亲在巴塞罗那开了一间乳品店，教给了他商品定价、打折和讨价还价的重要性。 - Cathy would fain have taken one glance, but her father told her to come on, and they walked together up the park, while I hastened before to prepare the servants.
凯蒂想多看一眼，但是他父亲喊她过来，我在前面忙着招呼仆人，他们就一块走到花园里去了。 - The prime minister himself would fain wait upon him at breakfast.
首相很乐意亲自伺候他吃早餐。 - Again I touch upon the circle of honoured names I must not mention; but I would fain acknowledge his generosity and affectionate interest which make it possible for me to go to college.
作为承诺，我不能在这些令人尊敬的人士中说出他的名字；但是，我一定要感谢他慷慨无私的资助，否则，我是不可能迈入大学校门的。 - I would fain stay at home.
我真乐意呆在家里。 - We made her stop: she'd fain have ridden forwards, afeard you should be uneasy.
是我们叫她停下来的。她想骑马向前去，又怕你不放心。 - Fain would we remain barbarians, if our claim to civilisation were to be based on the gruesome glory of war.
如果我们所认领的文明基于可憎的战争的荣耀，那么我们就继续当我们的野蛮人吧。 - However, I would fain write to you now by broad daylight, and report to you some of my life, such as it is, and recall you to your life, which is not always lived by you, even by daylight.
不管怎样，大白天给你写信我很高兴，向你报告一些生命的消息。这样做的目的也是为了唤醒你的生命，那并不是时时醒着，甚至是在大白天。 - Is not remorse the justice which is administered by that very law which you would fain serve?
难道悔恨不正是你们所侍奉的法律实施的公正？ - As we walked home, I would fain have enlightened my charge on the characters of the people we had quitted; but she got it into her head that I was prejudiced against them.
在我们走回来的时候，我真想谈谈我们刚离开的这些人的性格，以此来开导开导我所照顾的人；可是她已经有了成见，反倒说我对他们有偏见了。