知识扩展
相关变形拓展
复数:gratitudes→相关词:grateful(感激的,形容词);thankfulness(感激,名词);thank(感谢,动词)
易混词辨析
thanks、grateful
1. gratitude:名词,“感激;感谢”(正式用语,搭配“express gratitude to sb. 向某人表达感激”,如“express gratitude to parents 向父母表达感激”);
2. gratitude vs. thanks:thanks是“感谢”(口语化,可作名词或感叹词,如“say thanks to sb. 向某人道谢;Thanks a lot!”);gratitude是“正式的感激”,程度更深,如“thanks for your help”(日常),“gratitude for your support”(正式,如书信);
3. grateful:形容词,“感激的”(搭配“be grateful to sb. 对某人感激”,如“I am grateful to you. 我对你很感激”),与gratitude同根,词性(形容词vs名词)不同,易误将grateful当作名词(如错说“feel grateful to sb.”是正确,“feel gratitude to sb.”也是正确,但“a grateful to sb.”错误,需用“gratitude”)。
相关单词
appreciation
thankfulness【反义词】ingratitude
ungratefulness