fain
fain
(archaic)(古)
adjective
(archaic)(古)
adjective
- pleased or willing under the circumstances
乐意，欣然
the traveller was fain to proceed.
旅行者乐意继续前进。
■compelled by the circumstances; obliged
被迫，不得不，只得
he was fain to acknowledge that the agreement was sacrosanct.
他被迫承认协议是神圣不可侵犯的。
- with pleasure; gladly
乐意地，欣然地
I am weary and would fain get a little rest.
我累坏了，很乐意休息一小会儿。
- Old English faegen 'happy, well pleased', of Germanic origin, from a base meaning 'rejoice'; related to fawn
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