2020-10-05 ศัพท์ ที่มักสับสน ชุด G – Grateful & gratified

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16 ธันวาคม 2015 12:02 น.

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง ”Grateful” = ‘GREYT-fuhl’

ออกเสียง “Gratify” =’GRAT-uh-fahy’

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Did You Know?

A gratifying experienceis quietly pleasing or satisfying.

But gratifying an impulse means giving in to it, which isn't alwayssuch a good idea,

and "instant gratification" of every desire will result in a life based on junk food and worse.

Truly gratifyingexperiences and accomplishments usually are the result of time and effort.

Dictionary.com

SYNONYM STUDY FOR GRATEFUL

Grateful, thankful

describe an appreciative attitude for what one has received.

Grateful indicates a warm or deepappreciation of personal kindness as shown to one:

grateful for favors; grateful to one's neighbors for help in time of trouble.

Thankful indicates a disposition to express gratitude by giving thanks, as to a benefactor or toa merciful Providence;

there is often a sense of deliverance as well as of appreciation:

thankful that one's life was spared in an accident;

thankful for the comfort of one's general situation.

Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression

Grateful - gratified

Grateful is an adjective indicating appreciation of personal kindness:

“I am grateful for your thoughtful response to my appeal.”

Grateful is a synonym of thankful, indebted and obliged

Gratified is a verb form, the past tense and past participle of gratify,

a word meaning “to give pleasure,” “to satisfy,” “to indulge,” “to humor”:

“He gratified his clothing desires by buying three new suits.”

“These customers were gratified by a refund of their money.”