pleasure

pleasure — noun

1. a happy, satisfied feeling, or a person, thing, or event that gives you that fee

1.名詞B1
釋義

a happy, satisfied feeling, or a person, thing, or event that gives you that feeling

例句

Lina's letter gave her father great pleasure during his hospital stay.

give somebody pleasure

It was a pleasure to hear the children laughing outside.

be a pleasure to + verb

同義詞
  • joy

    usually stronger and more emotional than pleasure

  • delight

    brighter and more lively, often for a special moment

  • satisfaction

    often connected with getting a result you wanted

反義詞
  • pain

    the opposite physical or emotional experience

  • displeasure

    formal and usually means annoyance rather than enjoyment

文法句型

give somebody pleasure

take pleasure in + noun/gerund

be a pleasure to + verb

one of somebody's pleasures

用法筆記

Often uncountable when it means the feeling itself, but countable when it means a source of that feeling. This is also the only sense used in patterns like It is a pleasure to meet you.

常見錯誤

❌I am pleasure to meet you.
✅It is a pleasure to meet you.' / 'I am pleased to meet you.
💡pleasure is a noun; pleased is an adjective.
❌Shopping gives me many pleasures.
✅Shopping gives me a lot of pleasure.
💡Use uncountable pleasure for the feeling itself.

2. an activity or part of life that you do for fun, especially when it is not work

2.名詞B2
釋義

an activity or part of life that you do for fun, especially when it is not work

例句

Mina paints birds for pleasure after finishing her office work.

for pleasure = not for work

Jordan studies French for pleasure, not for an exam.

同義詞
  • fun

    more informal and often more lively

  • recreation

    more formal and common in organized activities

  • pastime

    usually a regular hobby or way to pass time

  • leisure

    often focuses on free time, not one activity

反義詞
  • work

    activity done as a job or duty

  • duty

    something you must do rather than enjoy doing

文法句型

for pleasure

do something for pleasure

用法筆記

Most often appears after for to show that something is done because people enjoy it. Distinguish from sense 1, which names the good feeling or the thing that brings it.

常見錯誤

❌I read history in pleasure.
✅I read history for pleasure.
💡The usual preposition with this sense is for.
❌She joined the club for a pleasure.
✅She joined the club for pleasure.
💡This pattern is usually uncountable.