英语词汇“leisure”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	leisure
释义	lei·sure I. \ˈlēzhə(r) also ˈlezh- sometimes ˈlāzh-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English leiser, leisere, laiser, from Old French leisir, from leisir, v., to be permitted, from Latin licēre — more at license 1. a. : freedom or spare time provided by the cessation of activities: as (1) : free time as a result of temporary exemption from work or duties < did not know how to occupy his leisure > < worked harder, for their leisure was doubled and they arrived fresh at the factory — Eric Keown > < leisure has been gained by a vast number of people who until recently had been merely beasts of burden — H.W.Van Loon > (2) : time at one's command that is free of engagements or responsibilities < increase of leisure, diminution of hustle are the ends to be sought — Bertrand Russell > b. : a period of unemployed time — often used in plural < possessed sufficient literary quality to tempt my rare leisures — H.J.Kaplan > 2. a. : apparent effortlessness : ease, leisureliness < its distinction and its charm lie in the leisure and grace of its style — Sara H. Hay > b. obsolete : calm deliberation : judicious care < much leisure and accurateness were used in filling the tube — Henry Power > 3. a. : opportunity provided by free time < the settlers … had neither leisure nor impulse for a conscious art — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < the intellect should have leisure to refresh itself at the fountainhead — S.M.Crothers > b. : the duration of such opportunity : time left < the authority of the government … for whose sanction there was no leisure to wait — James Mill > Synonyms: see rest • - at leisure - by leisure II. adjective 1. : unoccupied, unemployed, leisured < now he writes in his leisure hours — W.J.Reilly > < something that sounds like an enchanted picture, a picture of life as it ought to be for the leisure classes — J.J.Chapman > 2. of clothing : suitable for leisure and informal occasions : casual
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