[mass noun]free time 空闲,闲暇 ■use of free time for enjoyment 休闲 increased opportunities for leisure. 更多享受闲暇的机会。 [as modifier]leisure activities. 休闲活动。 ■(leisure for/to do something)opportunity afforded by free time to do something 可供支配的时间 writers with enough leisure to practise their art. 有充足时间练笔的作家。
常用词组 at leisure
not occupied; free 清闲,不忙,有空 the rest of the day can be spent at leisure. 这天剩下的时间可以轻松度过了。
in an unhurried manner 从容地,不慌不忙地 the poems were left for others to read at leisure. 这些诗是留给别人慢慢去读的。
at one's leisure
at one's ease or convenience 有空时,方便时
lady (或 man, gentleman) of leisure
a woman or man of independent means or whose time is free from obligations to others (经济独立或没有负担的)悠闲女士(或男士)
语源
Middle English: from Old French leisir, based on Latin licere 'be allowed'