| 单词 | amusing |
| 释义 | amusing (once / 332 pages) adj The adjective amusing describes someone or something that makes you laugh. Something that you find amusing, like your favorite stand up comic, might be less amusing to your easily offended grandmother. A pastime that's enjoyably diverting can also be described as amusing, like playing board games on a rainy day. Amusing comes from the verb amuse, which is itself from the Middle French word amuser. Interestingly, amuser meant "to stare at stupidly," and the English word originally meant "to deceive by distraction." The more benign funny and enjoyable meanings didn't arise until much later, but they eventually made the original meaning obsolete. WORD FAMILYamusing: amusingest, amusingly+/amuse: amused, amusement, amuses, amusing, amusive/amused: amusedly/amusement: amusements/amusive: amusively USAGE EXAMPLESBut what begins as amusing scattiness starts tipping towards something darker and sadder. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Humanoid robot Pepper is amusing, but is it practical? Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) The tale of Navarro’s two unsuccessful campaigns as a Democrat, for Congress and mayor, the memoir is surprisingly amusing and remarkably candid. Slate(Dec 22, 2016) 1adj providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining an amusing speaker Syn amusive, diverting interesting arousing or holding the attention 2adj arousing or provoking laughter an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls an amusing fellow Syn comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible humorous, humourous full of or characterized by humor |
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