entertainment
英[entə'teɪnm(ə)nt]
美['ɛntɚ'tenmənt]
- n. 娱乐；消遣；款待
词态变化
复数: entertainments;
助记提示
1. enter- (inter-) + -tain + -ment.
2. => keep or hold someone's mind among many different and interesting things.
=> keep or hold something like amusing or treat between / among people.
=> keep or hold something attractive or interesting among / in one's mind.
3. 所谓花花世界、五彩缤纷、其乐无穷，由此引申义：娱乐，助兴。
4. 类推：The original Old French version of enterprise was emprise.
5. => The original Old French version of entertain was *emtenir(*emtain).
6. 因此这里的enter-前缀应该说还含有“in”的含义，这还可以从单词enter及该前缀的源头可以看出来。
7. enter- "in" => hold or keep one's mind in something, hold (in), keep (in), maintain (in).
英文词源
- entertainment (n.)
- 1530s, "provision for support of a retainer; manner of social behavior," now obsolete, along with other 16c. senses; from entertain + -ment. Meaning "the amusement of someone" is from 1610s; sense of "that which entertains" is from 1650s; that of "public performance or display meant to amuse" is from 1727.
双语例句
- 1. Crudeness is on the rise in all fields of entertainment.
- 所有娱乐领域都日益粗俗化。
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- 2. One day virtual reality will revolutionize the entertainment industry.
- 有一天虚拟现实将使娱乐业发生革命性的变化。
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- 3. You'll need to provide continuous, organised entertainment or children may get over-excited.
- 你要提供连贯有序的娱乐活动，否则孩子们就有可能兴奋过头。
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- 4. Gambling is a form of entertainment.
- 赌博是一种娱乐。
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- 5. There's something charminglyold-fashioned about his brand of entertainment.
- 他自成一格的表演有一种迷人的旧情调。
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