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What's the difference between English merry and happy?

A: The main differences between English adjectives happy and merry are: different meanings, different usages and different emphases.

First, the meaning is different.

1, happy: happy, happy.

2. Happy: Happy and cheerful.

Second, the usage is different.

1, the basic meaning of happy is "happy" and "happy", which refers to the psychological state of happiness, happiness or satisfaction in various States (such as all goes well). Happy can be used as an attributive and predicative in a sentence, and it must take people as the subject, not in the structure with it as the formal subject.

2.merry: refers to the joy shown, which is a natural expression of optimistic nature, especially in unpleasant situations.

Third, the emphasis is different.

1, Happiness: Enjoy, show or show happiness, satisfaction or joy. Happy life: a happy life

Happy: Characterized by or making people feel interesting and happy. rich joke

Happiness contains good wishes. Merry usually just says wish someone happiness. For example:

Happy new year!

Merry Christmas!