"a buffoon; a zany; a jack-pudding" [Johnson], originally "mountebank's assistant," 1670s, from merry + masc. proper name Andrew, but there is no certain identification with an individual.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. I just wanted to wish you a merry Christmas.
我只想祝福你圣誕快樂(lè)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The phantom of the merry-go-round is just a local superstition.
旋轉(zhuǎn)木馬的幽靈只不過(guò)是當(dāng)?shù)氐拿孕耪f(shuō)法。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. It hasn't stopped the British Navy proceeding on its merry way.