These are all words for the good feeling that you have when you are happy or when you have achieved sth. 以上各词均指幸福、欣慰、满意的感觉和满足的心情。

• satisfaction the good feeling that you have when you have achieved sth or when sth that you wanted to happen does happen 指取得成就、实现愿望时的满足、满意、欣慰：◆He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy. 得知儿子很幸福他深感欣慰。
• happiness the good feeling that you have when you are happy 指幸福、快乐：◆Money can't buy you happiness. 金钱不能为你买到幸福。
• pride a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done sth well or own sth that other people admire 指自豪、骄傲、得意感：◆The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride. 儿子毕业的情景让她充满了自豪。
• contentment (rather formal) a feeling of happiness or satisfaction with what you have 指对所拥有的一切感到满意、满足：◆They found contentment in living a simple life. 他们在简朴的生活中得到满足。
• fulfilment a feeling of happiness or satisfaction with what you do or have done 指对所做的事感到满意、满足：◆her search for personal fulfilment 她对个人成就的追求

satisfaction, happiness, contentment or fulfilment? 用 satisfaction、happiness、contentment 还是 fulfilment？

• You can feel satisfaction at achieving almost anything, small or large; you feel fulfilment when you do sth useful and enjoyable with your life. Happiness is the feeling you have when things give you pleasure and can be quite a lively feeling; contentment is a quieter feeling that you get when you have learned to find pleasure in things. 取得成就（无论大小）时的满足用 satisfaction；做了有益和令人愉快之事而感到满意时用 fulfilment；某些事情给人带来欢快愉悦用 happiness；学会从事情中寻求快乐而内心平和的满足则用 contentment。

Patterns

• satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment in sth
• real satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
• true satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment
• great satisfaction/happiness/pride
• quiet satisfaction/pride/contentment
• to feel satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment
• to bring sb satisfaction/happiness/pride/contentment/fulfilment
• to find satisfaction/happiness/contentment/fulfilment