의미:
merrier
mer·ry〔OE 「단시간 계속되는, 즐거운」의 뜻에서〕
a. (
-ri·er;
-ri·est)
1 명랑한, 유쾌한, 재미있는(⇒ happy [유의어])
▶ a merry voice 명랑한 목소리
2 웃고 즐기는, 왁자지껄한, 축제 기분의
3 [P] 《영·구어》 기분 좋게 취한
4 《고어》 즐거운; 남을 즐겁게 해주는
(
as)
merry as a cricket[
grig, lark] 아주 명랑한, 흥에 겨운
I wish you a merry Christmas.=(
A)
Merry Christmas (
to you)
! 크리스마스를 축하합니다!
make merry (먹고 마시며) 흥겹게 떠들다, 흥청망청 놀다
make merry over[
of] …을 놀리다, 조롱하다
The Merry Wives of Windsor 「윈저의 즐거운 아낙네들」 《Shakespeare 작의 희극》
The more the merrier. 많을수록 더욱 즐겁다; 다다익선(多多益善).
mér·ri·ness n. ▷ mérriment n.; mérrily
ad.
merrier 관용구
more the merrier
the more people who join in the fun the better it will be The more the merrier he said as his sister
the more the merrier
if more people come, we will have a better party Tell everybody the party's at my place - the more the merrier!
the more the merrier|merrier|more|more the merrier
n. phr. The more people who join in the fun, the better it will be.

Used in welcoming more people to join others in some pleasant activity.
Come with us on the boat ride; the more the merrier.
merrier, merry
merrier, merry see
lead a chase;
more the merrier, the.
more the merrier, the
more the merrier, the The larger the number involved, the better the occasion. For example,
John's invited all his family to come along, and why not? The more the merrier. This expression was first recorded in 1530, when it was put as “The more the merrier; the fewer, the better fare” (meaning “with fewer there would be more to eat”), an observation that made its way into numerous proverb collections.