amusement

amusement
noun
  1. [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
  1. early 17th cent. (in the sense 'musing, diversion of the attention'): from French, from the verb amuser (see amuse)
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