glad
/ˈɡlæd/KK
變化形
gladder
gladdest
1.
高興的；樂意的
因某件事令人滿意、令人安心，或因某人出現、幫忙而感到高興；也可表示願意做某事。
用法：最常見句型是「be glad that＋子句」與「be glad to＋原形動詞」。否定時說「not glad」，不通常說「un-glad」。
I am glad you got home safely after the school trip.
我很高興你校外教學後平安回到家。
I am glad to help you get ready for your talk.
我很高興幫你準備你的談話。
She was glad to hear that the train was running again.
她很高興聽到火車恢復行駛了。
2.
慶幸的；幸好
表示某件原本可能令人擔心或不方便的事沒有發生，或結果比預期好，因此感到慶幸。
用法：「I’m glad I brought an umbrella」表示「我慶幸自己帶了傘」，不是單純說帶傘這件事令人快樂。
You will be glad that you saved the file before the computer turned off.
電腦關機前，你會很高興自己有把檔案存好。
I am glad we left early because there were many cars on the road.
我很高興我們早點出發，因為路上有很多車。
He was glad to find his school card in his bag.
他很高興在包包裡找到他的學生卡。
常見錯誤
I am glad for hear the news.
I am glad to hear the news.
I am glad you are safe.
I am glad that you are safe.
I am very gladly to help you.
I am very glad to help you.
I am glad with my test score.
I am glad about my test score.
相關字詞
學習提示
・回答別人的好消息時，「I’m glad to hear that」很自然，意思是「聽到這個消息我很高興」。
・「be glad to」有時是禮貌地表示願意，例如「I’d be glad to help」比「I want to help」更客氣。
・不要把 glad 和 gladly 混用：前者形容人的感受，後者修飾動作，例如「She gladly accepted the invitation」。