pleasure

pleasure, delight, rapture, enjoyment, joy, fun

名词 pleasure:

1. a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
   同义词：pleasance
2. something or someone that provides pleasure; a source of happiness
   同义词：joy, delight
3. a formal expression
4. an activity that affords enjoyment
5. sexual gratification

1. She took no pleasure in her work.
   她觉得自己的工作毫无乐趣。
2. She seemed to take pleasure in our suffering.
   她似乎对我们的痛苦幸灾乐祸。
3. He listened with pleasure to the beautiful music.
   他陶醉在美妙的音乐中。

pleas.ure

n.（名词）
The state or feeling of being pleased or gratified.
愉悦，满足：高兴或满足的状态或感觉
A source of enjoyment or delight:
高兴，欢乐：享受或高兴的缘由：
例句：
The graceful skaters were a pleasure to watch.
看优美的滑冰者是一种享受

Amusement, diversion, or worldly enjoyment:
娱乐：娱乐、消遣或世俗的享乐：
例句：
.Pleasure . . . is a safer guide than either right or duty.(Samuel Butler)
.娱乐…是比权利或义务更安全的指标.(塞缪尔·巴特勒)

Sensual gratification or indulgence.
（感官的）享乐：感官的满足或沉溺
One`s preference or wish:
喜好：某人的偏爱或愿望：
例句：
What is your pleasureô
你的喜好是什么

v.（动词）
pleas.ured,pleas.ur.ing,pleas.ures
v.tr.（及物动词）
To give pleasure or enjoyment to; gratify:
使快乐：给予快乐或享受；使满足：
例句：
Our host pleasured us with his company.
有我们的主人作陪使我们高兴

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To take pleasure; delight:
享受，欢喜：获得快乐；喜爱：
例句：
The hiker paused, pleasuring in the sounds of the forest.
旅行者停下脚步享受森林美妙的声音

To go in search of pleasure or enjoyment.
寻欢作乐：追求欢乐或享受

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French plaisir
源自 古法语 plaisir
from plaisir [to please] * see please
源自 plaisir [使高兴] *参见 please

【引伸】
pleas.ureless
adj.（形容词）
<参考词汇><同义词>pleasure,enjoyment,delight,delectation,joyThese nouns denote a pleasant feeling, as of happiness or personal satisfaction, evoked by something that is to one`s liking.
这些名词表示高兴的感觉，如由某人喜爱的东西而引起的快乐或个人的满足。
Pleasure is the least specific:
Pleasure 是最不具体的：
例句：
.One of the greatest pleasures of life is conversation. (Sydney Smith).
.生活中最大的乐事之一就是交谈. （悉尼·史密斯）。

例句：
.Pleasure without joy is as hollow as passion without tenderness. (Alan Jay Lerner).
.没有欢乐的高兴就象没有温柔的激情一样空洞. （阿伦·杰伊·勒纳）。

Enjoyment suggests pleasure, often abiding pleasure, arising from something gratifying or beneficial:
Enjoyment 意为由令人满足或有利的东西引起的经常是持久的高兴：
例句：
Books are her major source of enjoyment.
书籍是她快乐的主要源泉。

例句：
.Was it [ornament] done with enjoyment—was the carver happy while he was about itô. (John Ruskin).
. 是带着快乐完成的吗——雕刻工在做工的时候快乐吗ô. （约翰·拉斯金）。

Delight anddelectation imply keen but sometimes transitory pleasure:
Delight 和delectation 意为强烈的但有时是短暂的高兴：
例句：
.There is delight in singing. (Walter Savage Landor).
.歌声中体现出一些愉快. （沃尔特·萨维奇·兰道）。

例句：
.Certified ‘masterpieces’ by dead composers, manipulated by charismatic star performers for the delectation of an increasingly passive and uninquisitive audience. (Will Crutchfield).
.由已故作曲家所作的被证明的‘杰作’，由具有超凡魅力的明星演奏家为迎合越来越消极及缺乏好奇心的观众的欢乐而演奏. （威尔·克拉奇菲尔德）。

Joy suggests an intense and especially an ecstatic or exultant state;the word is often associated with sharing, self-realization, or high-mindedness:
Joy 暗示强烈的尤其是欣喜若狂或狂喜的状态；这个单词经常与分享、自我实现或品格高尚相关联：
例句：
.The deep joy we take in the company of people with whom we have just recently fallen in love is undisguisable. (John Cheever).
.从我们刚刚爱上的一群人中得到的深深的快乐是无法隐藏的. （约翰·奇弗）。

例句：
.The rule of joy and the law of duty seem to me all one. (Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.).
.快乐的标准与义务的法则对我来说是同一件事. （小奥利弗·温德尔·霍姆斯）