amusement
/əˈmjuːzmənt/noun
mass noun
1- the state or experience of finding something funny兴味, 乐趣:
we looked with amusement at our horoscopes.
我们饶有兴致地看自己的星相。
1.1
- the provision or enjoyment of entertainment娱乐活动, 消遣方式:
an evening's amusement.
一晚上的娱乐活动。
1.2
- count noun something that causes laughter or provides entertainment乐趣; 消遣:
his daughter was an amusement to him.
他的女儿是他的一大乐趣。
1.3
- count noun Brit. a mechanical device such as a roundabout to provide entertainment, typically at a fairground or a seaside resort〈英〉(游乐场或海滨度假胜地的)娱乐设备。
词源
early 17th cent. (in the sense 'musing, diversion of the attention'): from French, from the verb amuser (see AMUSE).