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Leisure French Noun Latin Phrase Leisir 6354.Leisure 英

正面 6354.leisure
英 ['leʒə]美 ['liʒɚ]

背面
释义:
n. 闲暇;空闲;安逸adj. 空闲的;有闲的;业余的n. (Leisure)人名;(英)莱热
例句:
1. The leisure facilities are there for the use of guests.这些休闲设施是供客人使用的。

1. leisure time 休闲时光.2. lei(累) + sure(真的、确实) => 确实累了,需要休闲、娱乐一下。
leisure 空闲,休闲来自法语leisir,来自拉丁语licere,许可,允许,词源同licit,license.引申词义许可做自己的事,有空,空闲,休闲。词义演变比较school,sport.
leisureleisure: [14] The etymological idea underlying leisure is that of ‘having permission’, and hence of ‘having the freedom to do as one likes’. The word came via Anglo-Norman leisour from Old French leisir. This was a noun use of a verb that meant ‘be permitted’, and came from Latin licēre ‘be permitted’ (source of English illicit [17] and licence [14]).=> illicit, licenceleisure (n.)early 14c., leisir, "opportunity to do something" (as in phrase at (one's) leisure), also "time at one's disposal," from Old French leisir (Modern French loisir) "capacity; permission; leisure, spare time; free will; idleness, inactivity," noun use of infinitive leisir "be permitted," from Latin licere "be permitted" (see licence). The -u- appeared 16c., probably on analogy of words like pleasure. Phrase leisured class attested by 1836."

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