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pleasure

/ˈplɛʒɚ/KK

plɛ·ʒɚ

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pleasures

1.
愉快;樂趣;享受
極常用

感到滿足、快樂或享受的感受

用法:通常是不可數名詞;談論特定的愉快事物或經驗時可用可數形式

great pleasure
personal pleasure
take pleasure in something
get pleasure from something
with pleasure

I take great pleasure in cooking for my family.

我很享受為家人做菜。

Reading before bed gives me great pleasure.

睡前閱讀帶給我很大的快樂。

2.
令人愉快的事物;樂事
常用

能帶來快樂或滿足的活動、經驗或事物

用法:此義通常是可數名詞,前面常搭配限定詞

a simple pleasure
the pleasures of life
the pleasure of doing something
a guilty pleasure

One of my simple pleasures is drinking tea while watching the rain.

我日常生活中的一大樂事,就是一邊喝茶一邊看雨。

The night market is a real pleasure for people who like food.

夜市對喜歡食物的人來說,真的是一大樂趣。

3.
榮幸;欣然
極常用

表示很樂意做某事,或對某事感到榮幸

用法:「我的榮幸」和「不客氣」都是常見的固定表達;回答感謝時常單獨使用

My pleasure.
With pleasure.
It’s a pleasure to meet you.
The pleasure is mine.

It’s a pleasure to meet you.

很高興見到你。

“Thanks for helping me with my homework.” “My pleasure.”

「謝謝你幫我寫作業。」「不客氣。」

4.
意願;心意
較少用
正式

某人想做某事的意願或選擇

用法:常見於「依某人的意願」等固定表達;日常英語通常使用較直接的說法

if it is your pleasure
do as you please
at your pleasure

You may leave at your pleasure.

您可以自行決定何時離開。

常見錯誤

Thank you. —With pleasure.

Thank you. —My pleasure.

I enjoy very much the pleasure of traveling.

I take great pleasure in traveling.

I had many pleasure at the party.

I had a lot of pleasure at the party.

I have pleasure to help you.

I’d be pleased to help you.

相關字詞
delight 近義
pleasant 同源詞
pleased 同源詞
please 同源詞
enjoyment 近義
pain 反義
學習提示

・「pleasure」通常是不可數名詞,表示一般的愉快或享受。

・「My pleasure」是回應道謝時的「不客氣」;不要和「With pleasure」混用。

・「take pleasure in」後面接名詞或動名詞,不接不定詞。

・「pleasure」比「fun」稍微正式;「fun」在日常口語中更常見。

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