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).
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).
英英释意
- 1. a diversion that holds the attention
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.
考试真题
- She works in the entertainment business.
出自-2013年6月听力原文
- He is an entertainment journalist
出自-2013年6月听力原文
- During this decade new forms of entertainment, commerce, research, and communication became commonplace in the U.S.
2017年12月四级真题（第三套）阅读 Section A
- To walk the rounds of the bookshops, dipping in as curiosity dictates, should be an afternoon's entertainment.
2017年12月四级真题（第二套）阅读 Section B
- Talent,charm,and an exceptional work ethic have rarely hurled any one of world's most successful entertainment icons and the first African-American female billionaire.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
- As American research universities begin to resemble profit centers and entertainment complexes, it's easy to lose sight of their primary mission; to produce and spread knowledge
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
- She worked her way to success in the entertainment industry.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
- She was an icon of the entertainment industry
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
- They can meet their basic needs, but they lack access to cultural goods, entertainment and recreation.
2017年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C
- Transforming downtown areas so that they incorporate modem housing and improved walkability to local restaurants, retail, and entertainment—especially when combined with improved infrastructure for cyclists and public transit—makes them appeal to a more a
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C
- Another argument against television is that it replaces reading as a form of entertainment.
2015年高考英语广东卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- Moran says one of the problems with Jazz today is that the entertainment aspect of the music has been lost.
2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读C 原文
- Wander among a variety of shops selling gifs while enjoying a live music show and nice street entertainment.
2018年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读A 原文
- Court, school organizations of amateurs, and the traveling actors were all rivals in supplying a widespread desire for dramatic entertainment; and no boy who went a grammar school could be ignorant that the drama was a form of literature which gave glory to Greece and Rome and might yet bring honor to England.
出自-2018年考研翻译原文
- That would be the people who buy advertising from them-and Facebook and Google, the two virtual giants, dominate digital advertising to the disadvantage of all other media and entertainment companies.
2018年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ
实用场景例句
- The show was good entertainment value .
- 这场演出有很大的娱乐价值。
牛津词典
- a budget for the entertainment of clients
- 用于招待客户的专项开支
牛津词典
- radio, television and other forms of entertainment
- 广播、电视和其他形式的娱乐活动
牛津词典
- There will be live entertainment at the party.
- 联欢会上将有现场表演节目。
牛津词典
- It was typical family entertainment .
- 这是典型的家庭娱乐活动。
牛津词典
- The entertainment was provided by a folk band.
- 这个文娱节目由民歌乐队演出。
牛津词典
- Local entertainments are listed in the newspaper.
- 本地的娱乐活动刊登在报上。
牛津词典
- There were feasts and banquets, theatrical entertainments and sporting competitions between local groups.
- 有酒席宴会、戏剧演出和地方队之间的体育竞赛。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the world of entertainment and international stardom...
- 娱乐界和国际明星圈
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- A bilingual site dedicated to people in the Chinese entertainment industry.
- 这是一个双语的网站给那些活跃于中国娱乐产业的人们.
期刊摘选
- That delay does not interfere with the entertainment value, but trading with it is suicidal.
- 这种延时用来娱乐是可以的, 但做交易就是自杀.
期刊摘选
- No expense was spared for Peter's home entertainment system.
- 没有能为彼得的家庭娱乐系统拨出的多余开支.
期刊摘选
- A proper entertainment in your life, a happy person you will be!
- 人生最好有一种正当的娱乐,即使没有财富, 也能拥有快乐.
期刊摘选
- The essence of film is entertainment. Art and culture are the highest form of entertainment's expression.
- 娱乐是电影的本质, 文化和艺术是娱乐的最高表现形式.
期刊摘选
- It's a shame the? World Wrestling Entertainment?
- 它?美国的羞愧? 世界摔跤娱乐?
期刊摘选
- It's not just mindless entertainment, it's a film with a message.
- 它并不是一部没有意思的娱乐片, 而是一部有寓意的影片.
《简明英汉词典》
- They worship dreams Holiness in art, ritual, entertainment.
- 他们崇拜梦,崇拜艺术 、 仪式和娱乐中的神圣.
《简明英汉词典》
- The hotel is famous for its entertainment.
- 这家旅馆以殷勤待客而著称.
《简明英汉词典》
- My friend fails to mention the long and friendless winter evenings which are interrupted only by an occasional visit to the local cinema —— virtually the only form of entertainment.
- 我的朋友没提到那漫长而寂寞的隆冬寒夜,而打破这寒夜寂寞的只有偶尔去当地电影院看看电影——实际上此乃唯一的娱乐形式.
《用法词典》
- The hotel has a varied programme of nightly entertainment.
- 宾馆有各种晚间娱乐活动.
《简明英汉词典》
- Barcelona has a lot to offer its visitors in the way of entertainment.
- 巴塞罗那能向游客提供很多娱乐活动.
《简明英汉词典》
- The entertainment at the new theater changes nightly.
- 那家新戏院的演出节目每晚都换.
《简明英汉词典》
- School brass band will provide music for entertainment.
- 由学校铜管乐队助兴.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- This is an interesting entertainment.
- 这是一个有趣的文娱节目.
《简明英汉词典》
- The entertainment consisted of comic songs, dances and acrobatic performance, and wound up with a screamingly funny farce.
- 娱乐的节目包括滑稽歌曲 、 舞蹈和杂技, 最后是一场令人捧腹大笑的滑稽闹剧.
《简明英汉词典》
- radio, television and other forms of entertainment
- 广播、电视和其他形式的娱乐活动
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- Entertainment is laid on too, in the form of drag on Wednesdays and strippers on Sundays.
- 还安排了娱乐活动，星期三是男扮女装演出，星期天是脱衣舞演出。
柯林斯例句
- What they have done is fuse two different types of entertainment, the circus and the rock concert.
- 他们所做的就是把马戏表演和摇滚音乐会这两种不同类型的娱乐形式糅合了起来。
柯林斯例句