[mass noun]the state or experience of finding something funny 兴味,乐趣 we looked with amusement at our horoscopes. 我们饶有兴致地看自己的星相。 ■the provision or enjoyment of entertainment 娱乐活动,消遣方式 an evening's amusement. 一晚上的娱乐活动。 ■[count noun]something that causes laughter or provides entertainment 乐趣;消遣 his daughter was anamusement to him. 他的女儿是他的一大乐趣。 ■[count noun](Brit.)a mechanical device such as a roundabout to provide entertainment, typically at a fairground or a seaside resort (英)(游乐场或海滨度假胜地的)娱乐设备
语源
early 17th cent. (in the sense 'musing, diversion of the attention'): from French, from the verb amuser (see amuse)