資料來源 : pyDict

快活的,高興的,愉快的,朱庇特的

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Jovial \Jo"vi*al\, a. [F., fr. L. Jovialis pertaining to Jove.
   The planet Jupiter was thought to make those born under it
   joyful or jovial. See {Jove}.]
   1. Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet, Jupiter.
      [Obs.]

            Our jovial star reigned at his birth. --Shak.

            The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the
            planets, and esteemed Martial or Jovial according to
            the colors whereby they answer these planets. --Sir
                                                  T. Browne.

   2. Sunny; serene. [Obs.] ``The heavens always joviall.''
      --Spenser.

   3. Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious;
      characterized by mirth or jollity; as, a jovial youth; a
      jovial company; a jovial poem.

            Be bright and jovial among your guests. --Shak.

            His odes are some of them panegyrical, others moral;
            the rest are jovial or bacchanalian.  --Dryden.

   Note: This word is a relic of the belief in planetary
         influence. Other examples are saturnine, mercurial,
         martial, lunatic, etc.

   Syn: Merry; joyous; gay; festive; mirthful; gleeful; jolly;
        hilarious.

資料來源 : WordNet®

jovial
     adj : full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts
           were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in
           such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at
           the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old
           gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry
           laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" [syn: {gay}, {jocund}, {jolly},
            {merry}, {mirthful}]

資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

JOVIAL
     
         (Jule's Own Version of IAL) A version of {IAL}
        produced by Jules I. Schwartz in 1959-1960.  JOVIAL was based
        on {ALGOL 58}, with extensions for large scale {real-time}
        programming.  It saw extensive use by the US Air Force.  The
        data elements were items, entries ({record}s) and tables.
     
        Versions include JOVIAL I ({IBM 709}, 1960), JOVIAL II ({IBM
        7090}, 1961) and JOVIAL 3 (1965).  Dialects: {J3}, {JOVIAL
        J73}, {JS}, {JTS}.
     
        Ada/Jovial Newsletter, Dale Lange +1 (513) 255-4472.
     
        [CACM 6(12):721, Dec 1960].
     
        (1996-07-19)