pleasure

• n. 喜び；希望；娯楽；楽しいこと
• vt. 幸せにする；満足させる
• vi. 喜びを得る；喜びを見いだす

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pleasure (n.)

late 14c., "condition of enjoyment," from Old French plesir, also plaisir "enjoyment, delight, desire, will" (12c.), from noun use of infinitive plaisir (v.) "to please," from Latin placere "to please, give pleasure, be approved" (see please (v.)). Ending altered in English 14c. by influence of words in -ure (measure, etc.). Meaning "sensual enjoyment as the chief object of life" is attested from 1520s.

pleasure (v.)

1530s, "to take pleasure in;" 1550s as "give pleasure to," from pleasure (n.). Sexual sense by 1610s. Related: Pleasured; pleasuring.

1. He mixed business and pleasure in a perfect and dynamic way.

彼はインタラクティブな方法で仕事と娯楽を完璧に結合した。

2.I enjoy pleasure as much as the next person.

私は他の人と同じように楽しかった。

3.It was a rare pleasure to see him in action.

彼のプレーを見るのは楽しみです。

4.I find no pleasure in seeing people make asses of themselves.

私は人々が恥をかくのを見て喜んでいない。

5.I will look back at this one with undiluted pleasure .

このことを振り返ると、私はこの上なく楽しいです。