| 词汇 | amuse |
| 词根词缀 | 词源： late 15c., from M.Fr. amuser "divert, cause to muse," from a "at, to" (but here probably a causal prefix) + muser "ponder, stare fixedly." Sense of "divert from serious business, tickle the fancy of" is recorded from 1630s, but through 18c. the primary meaning was "deceive, cheat" by first occupying the attention. Bemuse retains more of the original meaning. 词根记忆： vt. 向…提供娱乐,使…消遣;引人发笑He had an amusing excuse for executing the executive.对于处决决策人,他有一个可笑的理由. v. 娱乐,使…高兴(a使+muse→使高兴)[mus=muse来自希腊神话"缪斯"女神,是文艺音乐女神,所以有"娱乐"的意思] |
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