pleasure

pleasure — 名詞

1. a happy, satisfied feeling, or a person, thing, or event that gives you that fee

1.名詞B1
釋義

樂趣；快樂

愉快感受或樂事

a happy, satisfied feeling, or a person, thing, or event that gives you that feeling

例句

Lina's letter gave her father great pleasure during his hospital stay.

Lina 的信在父親住院期間帶給他很大的快樂。

give somebody pleasure

It was a pleasure to hear the children laughing outside.

聽到孩子們在外面笑，真是一件樂事。

be a pleasure to + verb

常見搭配
  • great pleasure
  • real pleasure
  • simple pleasure
  • give somebody pleasure
  • take pleasure in
同義詞
  • joy

    usually stronger and more emotional than pleasure

  • delight

    brighter and more lively, often for a special moment

  • satisfaction

    often connected with getting a result you wanted

反義詞
  • pain

    the opposite physical or emotional experience

  • displeasure

    formal and usually means annoyance rather than enjoyment

文法句型

give somebody pleasure

take pleasure in + noun/gerund

be a pleasure to + verb

one of somebody's pleasures

用法筆記

Often uncountable when it means the feeling itself, but countable when it means a source of that feeling. This is also the only sense used in patterns like It is a pleasure to meet you.

常見錯誤

I am pleasure to meet you.
It is a pleasure to meet you.' / 'I am pleased to meet you.
pleasure is a noun; pleased is an adjective.
Shopping gives me many pleasures.
Shopping gives me a lot of pleasure.
Use uncountable pleasure for the feeling itself.

2. an activity or part of life that you do for fun, especially when it is not work

2.名詞B2
釋義

消遣

為享受而做的活動

an activity or part of life that you do for fun, especially when it is not work

例句

Mina paints birds for pleasure after finishing her office work.

Mina 做完辦公室工作後畫鳥當消遣。

for pleasure = not for work

Jordan studies French for pleasure, not for an exam.

Jordan 學法文是為了消遣，不是為了考試。

常見搭配
  • for pleasure
  • travel for pleasure
  • read for pleasure
  • pleasure boating
  • pleasure trip
同義詞
  • fun

    more informal and often more lively

  • recreation

    more formal and common in organized activities

  • pastime

    usually a regular hobby or way to pass time

  • leisure

    often focuses on free time, not one activity

反義詞
  • work

    activity done as a job or duty

  • duty

    something you must do rather than enjoy doing

文法句型

for pleasure

do something for pleasure

用法筆記

Most often appears after for to show that something is done because people enjoy it. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the good feeling or the thing that brings it.

常見錯誤

I read history in pleasure.
I read history for pleasure.
The usual preposition with this sense is for.
She joined the club for a pleasure.
She joined the club for pleasure.
This pattern is usually uncountable.
慣用語

at your/somebody’s pleasure

idiom

whenever you choose, or whenever another person allows it

隨你高興；聽憑某人

Guests may leave the garden at their own pleasure after dinner.

The prince could call the guard back at his pleasure.

a guilty pleasure

idiom

a thing you like even though you feel a little ashamed of liking it

罪惡享受

Late-night singing shows are Mei's guilty pleasure after hard weeks.

For David, sweet canned coffee is a guilty pleasure on road trips.

my pleasure

idiom

said after someone thanks you, meaning you were glad to help

不客氣；我很樂意

After Ava thanked Ben for the ride, he said, 'My pleasure.'

The waiter smiled and said, 'My pleasure,' when Nora thanked him.

with pleasure

idiom

said to show warm agreement when someone asks or invites you

很樂意；樂意效勞

When Aunt May asked for tea, Leo replied, 'With pleasure.'

‘Would you join us for dinner?’ ‘With pleasure,’ Dr. Chen answered.

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