enjoyment
enjoyment — 名詞
1. the happy feeling you have when you do something you like or find interesting
樂趣
從喜歡的活動中獲得的快樂感受
the happy feeling you have when you do something you like or find interesting
The children smiled with real enjoyment as they played in the garden.
孩子們在花園裡玩耍，臉上帶著真實的樂趣笑容。
collocation: real / pure enjoyment
Salma gets a lot of enjoyment from reading books on long train trips.
Salma 在長途火車上讀書，從中獲得很多樂趣。
collocation: get enjoyment from
Brian closed his eyes and listened to the song with quiet enjoyment.
Brian 閉上眼睛靜靜聽歌，流露著淡淡的樂趣。
Pim finds great enjoyment in painting pictures of trees and birds.
Pim 畫樹和鳥的圖畫時，從中得到很大的樂趣。
The enjoyment Tara felt while dancing was clear to everyone in the room.
Tara 跳舞時感受到的樂趣，房間裡每個人都看得出來。
- pleasure
broader term covering any positive feeling, not limited to active participation
- delight
stronger and more sudden than enjoyment, often about a specific moment
- satisfaction
focuses on fulfillment after achieving something, rather than the active feeling during an activity
- displeasure
a feeling of being unhappy or annoyed with something
用法筆記
This sense is usually uncountable. Common verb + noun patterns include 'get enjoyment from/out of', 'take enjoyment in', and 'find enjoyment in'.
常見錯誤
2. an activity, experience, or thing that makes you feel happy or satisfied
樂事
讓人感到快樂的活動或事物
an activity, experience, or thing that makes you feel happy or satisfied
Gardening is one of grandmother's greatest enjoyments since she stopped working at the shop.
種花是奶奶現在最大的樂事之一，因為她已經從店裡退休了。
countable noun: one of the greatest enjoyments
Simple enjoyments like walking in the park help Talia relax after work.
像在公園散步這樣的簡單樂事，能幫助 Talia 下班後放鬆。
collocation: simple enjoyments
The warm baths were a special enjoyment for the tired travelers after their long walk.
走了一整天後，泡溫水澡對疲憊的旅人來說是一大樂事。
Asher's main enjoyment of the trip was tasting new food at the night market.
Asher 這趟旅行最大的樂事，就是在夜市品嚐新食物。
- chore
a duty or task that is unpleasant and brings no pleasure
用法筆記
In this sense, 'enjoyment' can be countable (e.g. 'one of my enjoyments is…') when referring to specific pleasurable activities or things. As an uncountable noun, it describes the general concept of pleasurable activities.
常見錯誤
3. the right granted by law to use property or receive its benefits as the owner
享用權
合法使用或從財產受益的權利
the right granted by law to use property or receive its benefits as the owner
The new law protects the public's enjoyment of the city parks and gardens.
這項新法律保障大眾對市立公園和花園的享用權。
legal context: enjoyment of [public resources]
Under the will, the widow has the enjoyment of the house for life.
根據遺囑，寡婦終生擁有這棟房子的享用權。
The contract promises the tenant quiet enjoyment of the apartment for the lease period.
合約承諾租戶在租賃期間享有公寓的安寧享用權。
The court decided that the company had blocked the landowner's enjoyment of her fields.
法院判定這家公司妨礙了地主對其田地的享用權。
- use
simpler, non-legal term for the right to make use of something
- possession
focuses on ownership or control rather than the right to benefit from use
- dispossession
the act of taking away someone's property or right to use it
用法筆記
Frequently appears in formal and legal texts, especially in the phrase 'quiet enjoyment' (the right of a tenant to use property without interference). The subject is usually a person or entity with a legal interest in the property, and the object is typically a type of asset (land, property, rights, benefits).