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오늘은 원어민의 대화 속에서 자주 들리는 'be on cloud nine' 표현의 뜻을 알아보겠습니다.
캠브리지 사전
Cambridge Dictionary
Be on cloud nine
: to be extremely happy and excited
- Was Helen pleased about getting that job?"
"Pleased? She was on cloud nine!"
Synonyms, antonyms, and examples
feeling or showing pleasure
- happy / I'm much happier in my new job.
- cheerful / She's always very cheerful.
- in a good mood / You're in a good mood this morning!
- pleased / He was pleased that she had come back.
- glad / I was so glad to see her.
"on cloud nine" - informally to say that someone is extremely happy because something good has happened.
I was on cloud nine after being offered the job.
9번 구름?
더할 나위 없이 행복해 라는 뜻으로, I'm on cloud nine. 이라고 하는데, a state of perfect happiness 라고 정리할 수 있습니다.
기분 최고야!
- We are in love on cloud nine.
- You feel like floating on cloud nine.
- I'm on cloud nine! I was pretty much on cloud nine!
- I bet you were just on cloud nine!
- He was on cloud nine after the birth of his son.
- They were on cloud nine when their team won the championship.
- She was on cloud nine after winning the competition.
- When Michael was born I was on cloud nine.
기원, 유래
아틀라스 - 9번 구름은 최상층의 구름. 가장 높은 단계의 행복. 최상층부를 cloud nine! 이라고 부르는 데서 유래했다는 설도 있음.
- I feel like a million bucks.
- I'm on top of the world.
"I've been on cloud nine ever since I landed my dream job."
- She is in seventh heaven. (extremely happy)
7번째 하늘나라 즉 천국에 있다라는 말처럼 그만큼 기분이 좋다라는 뜻.
* Recent examples on the web.
Taylor Swift is still riding cloud nine after spending the weekend performing in her hometown.
- Tomas Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2023
Flaim has been skating on cloud nine ever since.
- Sandiego Union-Tribune, 7 Feb. 2023
It's been quite a week for Rhea Seehorn as the actor is still on cloud nine follwing not one but two Emmy nominations for her performances on AMC's Better Call Saul and Cooper's Bar.
- Brian Davids, The hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2022