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单词 pleasure-seeking
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pleasure-seekingn.

Brit. /ˈplɛʒəsiːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈplɛʒərˌsikɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pleasure n., seeking n.
Etymology: < pleasure n. + seeking n., after pleasure-seeking adj., pleasure-seeker n.
The action of seeking pleasure.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > [noun] > activity of seeking pleasure
pleasure-seeking1851
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [noun] > pleasure-seeking
pleasure-seeking1851
1851 Huron Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 21 Oct. It seemed the High 'Change of revelry and pleasure-seeking.
1869 H. James Let. 28 June (1974) I. 124 I will accept everything—even the appearance of mere pleasure-seeking.
1886 J. G. Matteson Hist. Sk. 63/1 I found the people in Norway far more religiously inclined than those in Denmark; they..are not so much given to pleasure-seeking.
1928 C. S. Whitehead & C. A. Hoff Ethical Sex Relations (new ed.) i. iii. 88 A protracted round of visiting, gazing and so-called pleasure-seeking.
1980 J. A. Hostetler Amish Society (ed. 3) xiv. 309 Play or pleasure house is the Amish metaphor for the tourist world. Tourism is ‘empty pleasure-seeking’, or ‘leisure lust’ as one Amish minister put it.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

pleasure-seekingadj.

Brit. /ˈplɛʒəsiːkɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈplɛʒərˌsikɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pleasure n., seeking adj.
Etymology: < pleasure n. + seeking adj.
That seeks pleasure.
ΘΚΠ
society > leisure > entertainment > [adjective] > eager for amusement
pleasure-seeking1795
the world > physical sensation > physical sensibility > sensuous pleasure > [adjective] > seeking pleasure
pleasurable1600
pleasure-seeking1795
1795 S. Martin Poet. Epist. 18 The dissipated pleasure-seeking band Destroy themselves, and desolate a land.
1798 H. Summersett Aberford 96 To most she seems A weary matron, whose still ear best suits The ‘whooping owl,’ and nightly croaking toad; Not pleasure seeking mortals.
1830 Times 21 July 3/4 The streets were thronged with pleasure-seeking idlers.
1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad iv. 49 The easy-going pleasure-seeking student.
1936 Discovery Oct. 301/1 Only a slight ripple on the normal pleasure-seeking surface of Blackpool was caused by the arrival and departure of the British Association.
1999 New Scientist 27 Nov. 30/2 Some of the most sensitised brain regions are the thinking, remembering and pleasure-seeking parts.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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