amusement

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復(fù)數(shù):?amusements;

amusement 娛樂場

amuse,娛樂，-ment,名詞后綴。

amusement (n.): c. 1600, "diversion of attention," especially in military actions, from French amusement, noun of action from amuser (see amuse).
And because all bold and irreverent Speeches touching matters of high nature, and all malicious and false Reports tending to Sedition, or to the Amusement of Our People, are punishable ... (etc.) [Charles II, Proclamation of Oct. 26, 1688]
Meaning "a pastime, play, game, anything which pleasantly diverts the attention" (from duty, work, etc.) is from 1670s, originally depreciative; meaning "pleasurable diversion" attested from 1690s. Amusement hall is from 1862; amusement park first recorded 1897.

1. He stopped and watched with amusement to see the child so absorbed.: 他停下來，饒有興趣地看著孩子如此投入。

2. Steamers tooted at us as sailors on deck waved in amusement.: 汽船向我們嘟嘟鳴笛時，甲板上的水手們饒有趣味地?fù)]著手。

3. He looked at me, a flicker of amusement in his cold eyes.: 他看著我，冷酷的眼神里閃過一絲嘲笑。

4. The only giveaway was the look of amusement in her eyes.: 唯獨她俏皮的眼神使事情露餡兒了。

5. Children find Lake George Village a wonderland of amusement parks.: 孩子們覺得喬治湖村是個絕妙的游樂園。