One way to picture it: the light, pleasant state of being held by something funny or fun — and then, by an easy step, the things that put you in that state.

那種被有趣的東西輕輕逗住、心情鬆下來的感覺。amusement 有意思的地方在於它會沿著同一條線往外滑:先是你心裡的那個感覺,然後是能製造這種感覺的活動,最後連製造這種感覺的機器、設施都算進來。所以同一個字,可以是你臉上那抹笑,也可以是海邊那台投幣賽車機。

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原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

amusementnoun/əˈmjuzmənt/

  • 1

    Entertainment.

    • To my great amusement, the dog kept on chasing its tail and yelped when it bit it.
    • This is some form of amusement you're talking about.
  • 2

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

    • "What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."
    • His chief amusements were gunning and fishing, or sauntering along the beach and through the myrtles, in quest of shells or entomological specimens--his collection of the latter might have been envied by a Swammerdamm.

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