单词
pleasure
英 ['ple??]
美[[?pl???]]
基本信息
- n. 快乐；希望；娱乐；令人高兴的事
- vt. 使高兴；使满意
- vi. 高兴；寻欢作乐
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词态变化
复数:?pleasures;
中文词源
pleasure 愉悦，高兴
来自please,请，使愉悦。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. He mixed business and pleasure in a perfect and dynamic way.
- 他以互动的方式将工作和娱乐完美地结合起来。
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- 2. I enjoy pleasure as much as the next person.
- 我和别人一样愉快。
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- 3. It was a rare pleasure to see him in action.
- 看他打球是一种享受。
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- 4. I find no pleasure in seeing people make asses of themselves.
- 我看见人们出洋相并不幸灾乐祸。
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- 5. I will look back at this one with undiluted pleasure.
- 回顾此事，我会无比地开心。
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