喜樂美語

The warm, satisfied glow you feel while something you enjoy is happening — the inner this-is-nice feeling.

可以想成：當你正在做喜歡的事，心裡那股暖暖的、滿足的「啊，真舒服」的感覺。pleasure 的核心畫面比較像這種由內而發的愉悅感，而不是某件具體的事。

From the word’s history

From Old French plaisir (enjoyment, delight, desire, will), from Latin placere (to please, be agreeable). From the start it carried two threads: the pleased feeling, and what one wishes — at one's pleasure meaning whenever one likes.

來自古法文 plaisir（愉悅、喜歡、意願），再上溯拉丁文 placere（使人滿意、討人喜歡）。這個字從一開始就帶著兩條線：一是「被取悅」的舒服感受，二是「你的意願」——at one's pleasure 就是「隨你高興、你想怎樣就怎樣」。

etymonline.com/word/pleasure (OFr plaisir, Latin placere; at one's pleasure = will/desire, late 14c.)

Three branches

愉悅的感受與樂事

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enjoyment, pleasure · noun · B1

The happy, satisfied feeling you get from an experience you enjoy.

快樂／樂趣

社交客套話

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my pleasure · noun · B1

A friendly reply you give when someone thanks you, to show you were glad to help.

不客氣／樂意之至

意願·隨你的意

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at your pleasure · noun · B1

Used in 'at your pleasure' to mean you can do something whenever and however you want.

隨你的意／隨意

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

意思相近

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原始詞典資料9 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。

pleasurenoun/ˈplɛʒə/

  • 1

    A state of being pleased or contented; gratification.

    • He remembered with pleasure his home and family.
    • I get a lot of pleasure from watching others work hard while I relax.
  • 2

    A person, thing or action that causes enjoyment.

    • It was a pleasure to meet you.
    • Having a good night's sleep is one of life's little pleasures.
  • 3

    Sexual enjoyment.

  • 4

    One's preference.

    • What is your pleasure: coffee or tea?
  • 5

    formalThe will or desire of someone or some agency in power.

    • to hold an office at pleasure: to hold it indefinitely until it is revoked
    • to be imprisoned at Her Majesty's pleasure: to be imprisoned indefinitely

pleasureintj/ˈplɛʒə/

  • 1

    pleased to meet you, "It's my pleasure"

pleasureverb/ˈplɛʒə/

  • 1

    To give or afford pleasure to.

    • [H]e / [...] / Had tost his ball and flown his kite, and roll'd / His hoop to pleasure Edith, [...]
  • 2

    To give sexual pleasure to.

    • Johnny pleasured Jackie with his mouth last night.
    • In the opening scene, Rupert Campbell-Black (played by Alex Hassell), the gravitational center of Cooper’s world, is seen pleasuring a woman in the bathroom of a Concorde jet, thrusting so vigorously that she hardly notices when the plane goes supersonic.
  • 3

    datedTo take pleasure; to seek or pursue pleasure.

    • to go pleasuring

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。