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单词 pleasance
释义 pleas·ance
\ˈplezən(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English plesaunce, from Middle French plaisance pleasure, from Old French, from plaisant
1. : a feeling of pleasure : delight, gaiety
 < youth is full of pleasance; age is full of care — Oxford Book of English Verse >
2. obsolete : a disposition to please : pleasing behavior : courtesy
3.
 a. : pleasantness
  < through the garden I was drawn — a realm of pleasance — Alfred Tennyson >
 b. : a source of pleasure : delight
  < the paintings …, to mention only the most famous of the pleasances that have attracted many visitors to the house — S.N.Behrman >
4. : a pleasant place used for rest or recreation usually consisting of a formal garden attached to a mansion or a small park
 < tread green turf in a walled pleasance — Phyllis & John Cradock >
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