pleasure

pleasure 愉悦，高兴

来自please,请，使愉悦。

pleasure (n.)

late 14c., "condition of enjoyment," from Old French plesir, also plaisir "enjoyment, delight, desire, will" (12c.), from noun use of infinitive plaisir (v.) "to please," from Latin placere "to please, give pleasure, be approved" (see please (v.)). Ending altered in English 14c. by influence of words in -ure (measure, etc.). Meaning "sensual enjoyment as the chief object of life" is attested from 1520s.

pleasure (v.)

1530s, "to take pleasure in;" 1550s as "give pleasure to," from pleasure (n.). Sexual sense by 1610s. Related: Pleasured; pleasuring.

1. He mixed business and pleasure in a perfect and dynamic way.

他以互动的方式将工作和娱乐完美地结合起来。

2. I enjoy pleasure as much as the next person.

我和别人一样愉快。

3. It was a rare pleasure to see him in action.

看他打球是一种享受。

4. I find no pleasure in seeing people make asses of themselves.

我看见人们出洋相并不幸灾乐祸。

5. I will look back at this one with undiluted pleasure.

回顾此事，我会无比地开心。

【enjoyment, joy, pleasure, fun, rapture, dlight】
这组词都有“愉快、快乐、高兴”的意思，其区别是：
enjoyment: 比pleasure, joy和delight的语气轻，但更着重行为或乐事的本身，而不是感情。
joy: 语气弱于rapture，强于pleasure，多指情感充溢，喜形于色的强烈的欢乐情绪。
pleasure: 最普通常用词，常指不表露出来的满意或喜悦情绪，也指强烈的愉快或兴奋感。
fun: 普通用词，指任何能给予喜悦的娱乐，或指娱乐本身。
rapture: 书面语用词，指极端的欣喜、大喜或狂喜。
dlight: 指强烈的、活泼的、显而易见的快乐和高兴。