• adj. 天性快活的；主神朱庇特的

來自Jove,古羅馬神話主神，木星。字面意思即木星的，來自古代占星術概念，在木星位出生的孩子性格會比較開朗和活潑，引申詞義歡樂的。

jovial

jovial: [16] Etymologically, jovial simply means ‘born under the influence of the planet Jupiter’. It comes via French from Italian gioviale, a derivative of Giove ‘Jupiter’, which itself goes back to the Latin stem Jov- (from which English also gets Jove [14], as in by Jove!). Jupiter was thought of as endowing those born under its sign with happiness, and so by extension jovial came to mean ‘jolly, good-humoured’. The word Jupiter [13] itself represents a Latin compound of Jov- and pater ‘father’.

jovial (adj.)

1580s, "under the influence of the planet Jupiter," from Middle French jovial (16c.), from Italian joviale, literally "pertaining to Jupiter," and directly from Latin Iovialis "of Jupiter," from Iovius (used as genitive of Iuppiter) "Jupiter," Roman god of the sky (see Jove). The meaning "good-humored, merry," is from astrological belief that those born under the sign of the planet Jupiter are of such dispositions. Related: Jovially.

1. Jovial ladies chivvy you into ordering more than you can eat!

熱情的女招待會一再推薦，最后點的餐多到吃不下!

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2. When we next met, he was much more jovial.

我們再次見面時，他愉快多了。

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3. He was falsely jovial, with his booming, mirthless laugh.

他低聲苦笑了幾聲，裝出快樂的樣子。

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4. Father Whittaker appeared to be in a jovial mood.

惠特克神父看起來心情非常好。

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5. Michael was in a jovial and optimistic mood.

邁克爾情緒愉快樂觀。

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