a. 快活的, 高兴的, 愉快的

[计] 国际算法语言的朱尔斯文本

[ adj ]
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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when hearts were young and gaya poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company
the jolly crowd at the reunion
jolly old Saint Nick
a jovial old gentleman
have a merry Christmas
peals of merry laughter
a mirthful laugh

jovial \jo"vi*al\, a. [F., fr. L. Jovialis pertaining to Jove.
The planet Jupiter was thought to make those born under it
joyful or jovial. See {Jove}.]
1. [capitalized] Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet,
Jupiter. [Obs.]

Our jovial star reigned at his birth. --Shak.

The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the
planets, and esteemed Martial or Jovial according to
the colors whereby they answer these planets. --Sir
T. Browne.

2. Sunny; serene. [Obs.] ``The heavens always joviall.''
--Spenser.

3. Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious;
characterized by mirth or jollity; as, a jovial youth; a
jovial company; a jovial poem.

Be bright and jovial among your guests. --Shak.

His odes are some of them panegyrical, others moral;
the rest are jovial or bacchanalian. --Dryden.

Note: This word is a relic of the belief in planetary
influence. Other examples are {saturnine}, {mercurial},
{martial}, {lunatic}, etc.

Syn: Merry; joyous; gay; festive; mirthful; gleeful; jolly;
hilarious.