pleasure
英 ['ple??]
美[[?pl???]]
- n. 快樂(lè)；希望；娛樂(lè)；令人高興的事
- vt. 使高興；使?jié)M意
- vi. 高興；尋歡作樂(lè)
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?pleasures;
中文詞源
pleasure 愉悅，高興
來(lái)自please,請(qǐng)，使愉悅。
英文詞源
- pleasure (n.)
- late 14c., "condition of enjoyment," from Old French plesir, also plaisir "enjoyment, delight, desire, will" (12c.), from noun use of infinitive plaisir (v.) "to please," from Latin placere "to please, give pleasure, be approved" (see please (v.)). Ending altered in English 14c. by influence of words in -ure (measure, etc.). Meaning "sensual enjoyment as the chief object of life" is attested from 1520s.
- pleasure (v.)
- 1530s, "to take pleasure in;" 1550s as "give pleasure to," from pleasure (n.). Sexual sense by 1610s. Related: Pleasured; pleasuring.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. He mixed business and pleasure in a perfect and dynamic way.
- 他以互動(dòng)的方式將工作和娛樂(lè)完美地結(jié)合起來(lái)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. I enjoy pleasure as much as the next person.
- 我和別人一樣愉快。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was a rare pleasure to see him in action.
- 看他打球是一種享受。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. I find no pleasure in seeing people make asses of themselves.
- 我看見(jiàn)人們出洋相并不幸災(zāi)樂(lè)禍。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. I will look back at this one with undiluted pleasure.
- 回顧此事，我會(huì)無(wú)比地開(kāi)心。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句