happy adj. [ˋhæpɪ] 快樂的；高興的
Feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. (感覺或表現出愉悅或滿足。)
She looks very happy today. (她今天看起來很快樂。)
glad adj. [ɡlæd] 高興的；樂意的
Pleased and happy. (愉悅和開心的。)
I'm glad to hear the good news. (聽到這個好消息我很高興。)
jolly adj. [ˋdʒɑlɪ] 快樂的；愉快的
Happy and cheerful. (快樂和高興的。)
Santa Claus is often described as a jolly old man. (聖誕老人常被描述為一個快樂的老人。)
merry adj. [ˋmɛrɪ] 快樂的；愉快的 (常用於節慶)
Cheerful and lively. (高興且活潑的。)
Merry Christmas! (聖誕快樂！)
sad adj. [sæd] 難過的；悲傷的
Feeling or showing sorrow or unhappiness. (感覺或表現出悲傷或不快樂。)
Why do you look so sad? (你為什麼看起來這麼難過？)
sorry adj. [ˋsɑrɪ] 抱歉的；難過的
Feeling regret or sympathy. (感到後悔或同情。)
I'm sorry for being late. (我很抱歉遲到了。)
I feel sorry for him. (我為他感到難過。)
angry adj. [ˋæŋɡrɪ] 生氣的
Feeling or showing strong annoyance, displeasure, or hostility. (感覺或表現出強烈的惱怒、不快或敵意。)
He was angry because he missed the train. (他因為錯過火車而生氣。)
mad adj. [mæd] 發瘋的；非常生氣的
Mentally ill; insane. / Very angry. (精神錯亂的；瘋狂的。/ 非常生氣。)
Don't make me mad! (別惹我生氣！)
Are you mad at me? (你在生我的氣嗎？)
afraid adj. [əˋfred] 害怕的；擔心的
Feeling fear or anxiety. (感覺恐懼或焦慮。)
The little girl is afraid of the dark. (小女孩害怕黑暗。)
I'm afraid I can't help you. (恐怕我幫不了你。 - 表示委婉拒絕)
scared adj. [skɛrd] 害怕的；恐懼的
Fearful; frightened. (恐懼的；受驚的。)
He is scared of spiders. (他害怕蜘蛛。)
surprised adj. [sɚˋpraɪzd] 感到驚訝的
Feeling mild astonishment or shock. (感覺輕微的驚愕或震驚。)
I was surprised to see him there. (在那裡看到他我很驚訝。)
surprising adj. [sɚˋpraɪzɪŋ] 令人驚訝的
Causing surprise; unexpected. (引起驚訝的；意想不到的。)
The result was quite surprising. (結果相當令人驚訝。)
excited adj. [ɪkˋsaɪtɪd] 感到興奮的
Feeling very enthusiastic and eager. (感覺非常熱情和渴望。)
The children are excited about the trip. (孩子們對這次旅行感到興奮。)
exciting adj. [ɪkˋsaɪtɪŋ] 令人興奮的；刺激的
Causing great enthusiasm and eagerness. (引起極大熱情和渴望的。)
It was an exciting game! (那真是場刺激的比賽！)
bored adj. [bɔrd] 感到無聊的
Feeling weary and uninterested because one has nothing to do. (因為無事可做而感到厭倦和不感興趣。)
I feel bored. Let's do something fun. (我覺得很無聊。我們來做點有趣的事吧。)
boring adj. [ˋborɪŋ] 令人無聊的；乏味的
Not interesting; tedious. (不有趣的；乏味的。)
This movie is so boring. (這部電影真無聊。)
interested adj. [ˋɪntərɪstɪd] 感興趣的
Showing curiosity or concern about something or someone. (對某事或某人表現出好奇或關心。)
Are you interested in history? (你對歷史感興趣嗎？)
interesting adj. [ˋɪntərɪstɪŋ] 有趣的；令人感興趣的
Arousing curiosity or interest; holding one's attention. (引起好奇或興趣的；吸引人注意力的。)
This is an interesting book. (這是一本有趣的書。)
tired adj. [taɪrd] 疲倦的；累的
Feeling in need of rest or sleep. (感覺需要休息或睡覺。)
After the long walk, I felt very tired. (長途步行後，我感到非常累。)
sleepy adj. [ˋslipɪ] 想睡的；睏的
Needing or ready for sleep. (需要或準備好睡覺的。)
The warm milk made the baby sleepy. (溫牛奶讓寶寶想睡了。)
hungry adj. [ˋhʌŋɡrɪ] 飢餓的
Feeling or showing the need for food. (感覺或表現出需要食物。)
Are you hungry? Let's get something to eat. (你餓了嗎？我們去買點東西吃吧。)
thirsty adj. [ˋθɝstɪ] 口渴的
Feeling a need to drink. (感覺需要喝水。)
Can I have some water? I'm very thirsty. (可以給我一些水嗎？我很渴。)
comfortable adj. [ˋkʌmfɚtəb!] 舒適的；舒服的
Providing physical ease and relaxation. (提供身體舒適和放鬆的。)
This sofa is very comfortable. (這張沙發很舒服。)
calm adj. [kɑm] 冷靜的；平靜的 v. 使平靜
Not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other emotions. / To make someone tranquil and quiet. (不表現或感覺緊張、憤怒或其他情緒的。/ 使某人平靜安靜。)
Stay calm and tell me what happened. (保持冷靜，告訴我發生了什麼事。)
Deep breaths can help calm you down. (深呼吸有助於讓你平靜下來。)
cool adj. [kul] 涼爽的；酷的；冷靜的
Fairly cold; fashionably attractive; calm. (相當冷的；時髦有吸引力的；冷靜的。)
He always stays cool under pressure. (他在壓力下總能保持冷靜。)
That's a cool idea! (真是個酷主意！)
nervous adj. [ˋnɝvəs] 緊張的；焦慮的
Easily agitated or alarmed; anxious. (容易激動或驚慌的；焦慮的。)
I always feel nervous before an exam. (我考試前總是感到緊張。)
dizzy adj. [ˋdɪzɪ] 頭暈目眩的
Having a sensation of spinning around and losing one's balance. (感覺旋轉和失去平衡。)
Standing up too quickly made me feel dizzy. (站得太快讓我感到頭暈。)
lonely adj. [ˋlonlɪ] 孤獨的；寂寞的
Sad because one has no friends or company. (因為沒有朋友或陪伴而悲傷。)
He felt lonely after his friends moved away. (朋友們搬走後，他感到很寂寞。)
alone adj./adv. [əˋlon] 單獨的(地)；獨自的(地)
On one's own; by oneself. (靠自己；獨自一人。)
She likes living alone. (她喜歡獨自生活。)
注意：alone 描述客觀狀態，lonely 描述主觀感受。
shy adj. [ʃaɪ] 害羞的
Nervous or timid in the company of other people. (在他人面前緊張或膽怯的。)
The little girl was too shy to speak. (小女孩太害羞了，不敢說話。)
brave adj. [brev] 勇敢的
Ready to face and endure danger or pain; showing courage. (準備好面對和忍受危險或痛苦；表現出勇氣。)
It was brave of him to save the cat from the fire. (他從火中救出貓咪，真是勇敢。)
kind adj. [kaɪnd] 仁慈的；友好的 n. 種類
Having a friendly, generous, and considerate nature. / A group with similar characteristics. (具有友善、慷慨和體貼的本性。/ 具有相似特徵的群體。)
Thank you for being so kind to me. (謝謝你對我這麼好。)
What kind of music do you like? (你喜歡哪種類型的音樂？)
friendly adj. [ˋfrɛndlɪ] 友善的
Kind and pleasant. (仁慈且令人愉快的。)
Everyone was very friendly at the party. (派對上的每個人都非常友善。)
polite adj. [pəˋlaɪt] 有禮貌的
Having or showing behavior that is respectful and considerate of other people. (具有或表現出尊重和體諒他人的行為。)
It's polite to say "thank you". (說「謝謝」是有禮貌的。)
impolite adj. [͵ɪmpəˋlaɪt] 無禮的；不禮貌的
Not having or showing good manners; rude. (沒有或未表現出良好禮儀的；粗魯的。)
It's impolite to interrupt others. (打斷別人說話是無禮的。)
lazy adj. [ˋlezɪ] 懶惰的
Unwilling to work or use energy. (不願意工作或使用精力。)
Don't be lazy! Get up and do something. (別懶惰！起來做點事。)
diligent adj. [ˋdɪlədʒənt] 勤奮的；勤勉的
Showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties. (在工作或職責中表現出細心和盡責。)
She is a diligent student who always finishes her homework on time. (她是一個勤奮的學生，總能準時完成作業。)
honest adj. [ˋɑnɪst] 誠實的
Truthful and sincere. (真實且真誠的。)
To be honest, I don't really like the movie. (老實說，我不太喜歡這部電影。)
dishonest adj. [dɪsˋɑnɪst] 不誠實的
Behaving or prone to behave in an untrustworthy or fraudulent way. (行為或傾向於以不可信或欺詐的方式行事。)
It's dishonest to cheat on a test. (考試作弊是不誠實的。)
generous adj. [ˋdʒɛnərəs] 慷慨的；大方的
Showing a readiness to give more of something, like money or time, than is strictly necessary or expected. (表現出比嚴格必要或預期更多的給予（如金錢或時間）的意願。)
He is very generous with his time and money. (他對時間和金錢都非常慷慨。)
greedy adj. [ˋɡridɪ] 貪心的
Having an excessive desire or appetite for food or wealth. (對食物或財富具有過度的慾望或胃口。)
Don't be greedy! Leave some cake for others. (別太貪心！留點蛋糕給別人。)
proud adj. [praʊd] 驕傲的；自豪的
Feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements or qualities. (因自己的成就或品質而感到深深的愉悅或滿足。)
Her parents are very proud of her success. (她的父母為她的成功感到非常驕傲。)
humble adj. [ˋhʌmb!] 謙虛的；卑微的
Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance. (對自身重要性有謙虛或低估的評價。)
Despite his success, he remained a humble man. (儘管他很成功，他仍然是個謙虛的人。)
cruel adj. [ˋkruəl] 殘酷的；殘忍的
Willfully causing pain or suffering to others, or feeling no concern about it. (故意給他人造成痛苦或折磨，或對此毫無顧慮。)
It was cruel to laugh at his mistake. (嘲笑他的錯誤是殘酷的。)
詞彙小叮嚀：
- 很多描述情緒的形容詞有 V-ing 和 p.p. 兩種形式 (exciting/excited, boring/bored, interesting/interested, surprising/surprised, tiring/tired)，要分清楚是「令人...」還是「感到...」。
alone是客觀描述「獨自一人」，lonely是主觀描述「感到寂寞」。- 學會這些形容詞，就能更貼切地表達你或他人的感受了！