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
- Her hope was, that Linton might be left with him, as he had been with her: his father, she would fain convince herself, had no desire to assume the burden of his maintenance or education.
她的希望是把林惇交给他，就像他从前和她在一起一样；她自己也情愿相信，这孩子的父亲根本不想担起抚养和教育他的义务。 - Can I remain friendly to those who thus maimed me and would fain have taken my life also?
他们这样残害我，恨不得要我的命，我还能和他们友好吗？ - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - As I walked on the railroad causeway, I used to wonder at the halo of light around my shadow, and would fain fancy myself one of the elect.
而当我在铁路堤道上行走的时候，我常常惊奇地看到我的影子周围，有一个光轮，不免自以为也是一个上帝的选民了。 - Fain would we await the time when due respect shall be paid to our art and ideals.
我们将欣然等待我们的艺术与理想得到应有尊重的那一天。 - Therefore they hate thee, and would fain suck thy blood.
所以他们恨你而想吸你的血。 - I would fain say something, not so much concerning the Chinese and Sandwich Islanders as you who read these pages, who are said to live in New England;
我愿意民谈及的这些事，与中国和三维治岛居民并无多大关联，而与你们这些读者&据说是居住在新英格兰的人却关联很大； - Mr Fain admitted that big ships would never be suited to every market.
他承认，大船不可能适合所有市场。