amusement

A2 CET-4 高中 FREQ #9688 ★☆☆☆☆

n. 兴味, 娱乐, 消遣 [法] 娱乐, 娱乐活动

发音

US /əˈmjuzmənt/

词形变化

amusements 复数 amusements

教材释义与例句

名词

消遣，娱乐；乐趣

the feeling you have when you think something is funny

Steve couldn't hide his amusement.

史蒂夫忍俊不禁。

The cats are a constant source of amusement to us.

那些猫给我们带来无穷的乐趣。

释义与例句

n. A2
  1. 1.

    Entertainment.

    娱乐

    不可数 可数

    To my great amusement, the dog kept on chasing its tail and yelped when it bit it.

  2. 2.

    An activity that is entertaining or amusing, such as dancing, gunning, or fishing.

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

entertainment

上位词 4

delight diversion recreation delectation

下位词 7

show distraction nightlife extravaganza beguilement edutainment militainment

相关短语

amusement park 游乐园 amusement parks amusement arcade n. 游乐场 amusement arcades amusement ride amusement rides

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Old French muser Old French amuser Middle French amuser Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment Middle French amusementbor. English amusement Borrowed from Middle French amusement, from amuser + -ment. Morphologically amuse + -ment.

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