1. 1享受、樂趣(偏書面;多見於 for sb's delectation)

    Delectation is enjoyment, pleasure, or amusement — the feeling of being delighted. You almost never hear it as a bare noun in ordinary talk. The living use is the phrase for someone's delectation: you do the thing so that person can enjoy it. A cook might plate a pudding for the guests' delectation; a host might put on music for your delectation. The word is old and rather grand, so when people use it now it often has a small smile in it, as if they are playing at being formal. You would not say it when you mean everyday fun; you would say enjoyment, pleasure, or a good time. Though actually, that slightly theatrical tone is the point: it names pleasure as a gift laid on for someone.

組成Built as delect + -ation (or delectate + -ion). From Old French delectation (“enjoyment”), from Latin dēlectātiō, from the verb dēlectō (“to delight, charm, please”). That verb is a frequentative of dēliciō, from de- (“away”) + laciō (“to lure”).

同家族的字

  • delightsame Latin verb dēlectō, “to please”
  • delicioussame old Latin family of pleasure and allure
  • delectablesame Latin dēlectō: pleasing to enjoy, especially food

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

delectationnoun/ˌdiːlɛkˈteɪʃən/

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    Great pleasure; delight.

    • Do not let us men despise these instincts because we cannot feel them. These women were made for our comfort and delectation, gentlemen,—with all the rest of the minor animals.

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