Word · Frequency #8839
recreational
娱乐的；消遣的；休闲的
relating to or used for recreation; for enjoyment or leisure
- 1.
For, or relating to, recreation.
娱乐的；与娱乐有关的。
娱乐的；与娱乐有关的。；消遣的；娱乐的
In use
The city has many recreational facilities like parks and swimming pools.
She enjoys recreational reading in her free time.
We went to a recreational center to play basketball.
recreational + noun
常用搭配如 activities, facilities, use 等。
The city has many recreational facilities.
这座城市有许多娱乐设施。
for recreational purposes
常见于正式语境。
The lake is used for recreational purposes.
这个湖用于娱乐目的。
Common mistakes
I like recreational.I like recreational activities.
“recreational”是形容词，不能直接作宾语，需要接名词如activities。
He is good at recreational.He is good at recreational sports.
“recreational”是形容词，介词at后需接名词或名词短语，故应添加sports。
Connections
Collocations
- recreational activities
- 娱乐活动
- The park offers a variety of recreational activities for all ages.公园为各个年龄段的人提供各种娱乐活动。
- recreational use
- 娱乐用途
- This drug is illegal for recreational use.这种药物禁止用于娱乐用途。
- recreational vehicle
- 休闲车
- They traveled across the country in a recreational vehicle.他们开着休闲车穿越全国。
- recreational sports
- 休闲体育
- The community center organizes recreational sports leagues.社区中心组织休闲体育联赛。
- recreational area
- 娱乐区
- The city plans to develop a new recreational area near the river.该市计划在河边开发一个新的娱乐区。
- recreational facilities
Learner notes
Memory Tip
recreational = re（再次）+ creation（创造），娱乐就是再次创造快乐。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：leisure activities、sports、facilities 通常用于描述与休闲娱乐相关的活动、场所或物品，既可用于正式语境（如政策文件）也常见于日常生活。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The following words share the exact ending /-eɪʃənəl/ with recreational and are true rhymes: vocational, educational, occupational. Words like professional (stressed vowel /ɛ/), traditional (/ɪ/), and national (/æ/) have the same spelling ending '-ional' but differ in vowel quality. Do not assume they rhyme based on spelling alone.
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