pleasure

• n. 快樂；希望；娛樂；令人高興的事
• vt. 使高興；使滿意
• vi. 高興；尋歡作樂

來自please,請，使愉悅。

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.

1. He mixed business and pleasure in a perfect and dynamic way.

他以互動的方式將工作和娛樂完美地結合起來。

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2. I enjoy pleasure as much as the next person.

我和別人一樣愉快。

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3. It was a rare pleasure to see him in action.

看他打球是一種享受。

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4. I find no pleasure in seeing people make asses of themselves.

我看見人們出洋相並不幸災樂禍。

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5. I will look back at this one with undiluted pleasure.

回顧此事，我會無比地開心。

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