joylessly

/ˈdʒɔɪləsli/ adv

In a joyless manner.

Word Origin 'Joy' comes from Latin 'gaudium', which is from a root meaning to rejoice. 'Joyless' adds the suffix '-less' (without), from a root meaning loose or free from — so joyless is 'free from joy.' 'Joylessly' is the adverb: doing something without any gladness. The same 'less' suffix appears in countless words, but its origin is 'loose, detached.'

adv In a joyless manner.

He worked joylessly through the weekend, counting down the hours until Monday.

(副词) 毫无乐趣地;闷闷不乐地

他毫无乐趣地工作了整个周末,数着时间直到周一。

(adverbio) De manera sin alegría.

Trabajó sin alegría durante el fin de semana, contando las horas hasta el lunes.

(adverbe) sans joie; tristement; morosement; mélancoliquement [sans joie, de manière morne ou triste.]

Il travailla sans joie tout le week-end, comptant les heures jusqu'à lundi.

(Adverb) freudlos; lustlos [auf eine Weise, die keine Freude oder Begeisterung erkennen lässt]

Er arbeitete **joylessly** das ganze Wochenende durch und zählte die Stunden bis Montag.

(副詞) 喜びなく、楽しくない様子で。

彼は週末を楽しくない様子で仕事をし、月曜日までの時間を数えていた。

(advérbio) sem alegria; tristemente; sem prazer [De maneira sem alegria; sem prazer.]

Ele trabalhou sem alegria durante o fim de semana, contando as horas até segunda-feira.

Word parts: joy + less + ly

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