Word · Frequency #3187
entertainment
娱乐；消遣
Activities that give pleasure or amusement to people, such as watching films or playing games.
- 1.
An activity designed to give pleasure, enjoyment, diversion, amusement, or relaxation to an audience, no matter whether the audience participates passively as in watching opera or a movie, or actively as in games.
旨在给观众带来愉悦、享受、消遣、娱乐或放松的活动,无论观众是被动参与(如观看歌剧或电影)还是主动参与(如游戏)
- 2.
an activity that is diverting and that holds the attention
消遣并吸引注意力的活动
- 3.
A show put on for the enjoyment or amusement of others.
为他人享受或娱乐而进行的表演
表演；演出；节目；旨在给观众带来愉悦、享受、消遣、娱乐或放松的活动,无论观众是被动参与(如观看歌剧或电影)还是主动参与(如游戏)；消遣并吸引注意力的活动；为他人享受或娱乐而进行的表演；娱乐
In use
The city offers a wide range of entertainment, from theaters to live music clubs.
For many families, a simple board game is the best entertainment on a rainy afternoon.
The festival featured several traditional entertainments, including dances and puppet shows.
for entertainment
表示目的，意为“为了娱乐”。
They went to the amusement park for entertainment.
他们去游乐园寻求娱乐。
provide entertainment
动词+宾语的搭配，意为“提供娱乐”。
The circus provided entertainment for the whole family.
马戏团为全家人提供了娱乐。
entertainment industry
名词修饰名词，表示“娱乐业”。
Connections
Collocations
- entertainment industry
- 娱乐业
- She works in the entertainment industry as a producer.她在娱乐业工作，是一名制片人。
- live entertainment
- 现场娱乐表演
- The festival offers live entertainment every evening.这个节日每晚都有现场娱乐表演。
- entertainment center
- 娱乐中心
- The new mall has a huge entertainment center with a cinema and bowling alley.新购物中心有一个巨大的娱乐中心，里面有电影院和保龄球馆。
- provide entertainment
- 提供娱乐
- The hotel provides entertainment for guests every night.这家酒店每晚为客人提供娱乐活动。
- entertainment value
- 娱乐价值
- The movie has high entertainment value despite its simple plot.这部电影尽管情节简单，但娱乐价值很高。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
enter（进入）+ tain（像“台”）+ ment → 登台表演就是一种娱乐。
Context & Register
中性词，通用语境下使用，适用于正式和非正式场合。
Grammar Note
指具体的娱乐活动或表演时可数，可加-s；泛指抽象概念时通常不用复数，但此处仅依据所给释义，不详述不可数用法。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with /teɪnmənt/ include attainment, containment, and detainment. Entertain, maintain, and container share the spelling 'tain' but have different stress or endings, so they do not rhyme.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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