entertainment

英 [ent?'te?nm(?)nt] 美['?nt?'tenm?nt]
  • n. 娛樂(lè);消遣;款待

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詞態(tài)變化


復(fù)數(shù):?entertainments;

助記提示


1. enter- (inter-) + -tain + -ment.
2. => keep or hold someone's mind among many different and interesting things.
=> keep or hold something like amusing or treat between / among people.
=> keep or hold something attractive or interesting among / in one's mind.
3. 所謂花花世界、五彩繽紛、其樂(lè)無(wú)窮,由此引申義:娛樂(lè),助興。
4. 類推:The original Old French version of enterprise was emprise.
5. => The original Old French version of entertain was *emtenir(*emtain).
6. 因此這里的enter-前綴應(yīng)該說(shuō)還含有“in”的含義,這還可以從單詞enter及該前綴的源頭可以看出來(lái)。
7. enter- "in" => hold or keep one's mind in something, hold (in), keep (in), maintain (in).

英文詞源


entertainment (n.)
1530s, "provision for support of a retainer; manner of social behavior," now obsolete, along with other 16c. senses; from entertain + -ment. Meaning "the amusement of someone" is from 1610s; sense of "that which entertains" is from 1650s; that of "public performance or display meant to amuse" is from 1727.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. Crudeness is on the rise in all fields of entertainment.
所有娛樂(lè)領(lǐng)域都日益粗俗化。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. One day virtual reality will revolutionize the entertainment industry.
有一天虛擬現(xiàn)實(shí)將使娛樂(lè)業(yè)發(fā)生革命性的變化。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. You'll need to provide continuous, organised entertainment or children may get over-excited.
你要提供連貫有序的娛樂(lè)活動(dòng),否則孩子們就有可能興奮過(guò)頭。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

4. Gambling is a form of entertainment.
賭博是一種娛樂(lè)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

5. There's something charminglyold-fashioned about his brand of entertainment.
他自成一格的表演有一種迷人的舊情調(diào)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句