leisure是什么意思

leisure

英 ['le??] 美 ['li??]

1. leisure time 休閑時(shí)光.
2. lei(累) + sure(真的、確實(shí)) => 確實(shí)累了，需要休閑、娛樂一下。

leisure 空閑，休閑

來自法語leisir,來自拉丁語licere,許可，允許，詞源同licit,license.引申詞義許可做自己的事，有空，空閑，休閑。詞義演變比較school,sport.

leisure: leisure: [14] The etymological idea underlying leisure is that of ‘having permission’, and hence of ‘having the freedom to do as one likes’. The word came via Anglo-Norman leisour from Old French leisir. This was a noun use of a verb that meant ‘be permitted’, and came from Latin licēre ‘be permitted’ (source of English illicit [17] and licence [14]).
=> illicit, licence
leisure (n.): early 14c., leisir, "opportunity to do something" (as in phrase at (one's) leisure), also "time at one's disposal," from Old French leisir (Modern French loisir) "capacity; permission; leisure, spare time; free will; idleness, inactivity," noun use of infinitive leisir "be permitted," from Latin licere "be permitted" (see licence). The -u- appeared 16c., probably on analogy of words like pleasure. Phrase leisured class attested by 1836.

1. The leisure facilities are there for the use of guests.: 這些休閑設(shè)施是供客人使用的。

2. The Leisure Center is a long and low modern building.: 休閑中心是一座狹長(zhǎng)而低矮的現(xiàn)代建筑。

3. Reading books does not rate highly among Britons as a leisure activity.: 讀書并非英國(guó)人很喜歡的休閑活動(dòng)。

4. He could read all the national papers at his leisure.: 他可以悠然閱讀所有的全國(guó)性報(bào)紙。

5. On the whole, people miss the opportunity to enjoy leisure.: 總的來說，人們渴望享受閑暇的時(shí)光。