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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary Pleasant geographical name ⇨ see Nauru pleas·ant \\ˈple-zənt\\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English plesaunt, from Anglo-French plaisant, from present participle of plaisir DATE 14th century 1. having qualities that tend to give pleasure : agreeable a pleasant day 2. having or characterized by pleasing manners, behavior, or appearance • pleas·ant·ly adverb • pleas·ant·ness noun English Etymology pleasant 1320, from O.Fr . plaisant, prp. of plaisir "to please" (see please). Pleasantry "sprightly humor in conversation" (1655) is from Fr.plaisanterie, from http://O.Fr O.Fr . plesanterie (13c.), from plaisant. It has the word's modern Fr. sense of "funny, jocular."http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 ☞ pleasant pleas·ant / 5pleznt / adjective(pleas·ant·er, pleas·ant·est) HELP More pleasant and most pleasant are more common. more pleasant 和 most pleasant 较常见。 1. enjoyable, pleasing or attractive 令人愉快的；可喜的；宜人的；吸引人的: a pleasant climate / evening / place 令人愉快的气候/夜晚/地方 What a pleasant surprise! 这真是一桩令人又惊又喜的事！ to live in pleasant surroundings 生活在宜人的环境中 music that is pleasant to the ear 悦耳的音乐 a pleasant environment to work in 舒适的工作环境 It was pleasant to be alone again. 又只剩下一个人了,真自在。 2. ~ (to sb) friendly and polite 友好的；和善的；文雅的: a pleasant young man 彬彬有礼的年轻人 a pleasant smile / voice / manner 和蔼可亲的笑容/声音/态度 Please try to be pleasant to our guests. 请对我们的客人尽量客气点。 OPP unpleasant • pleas·ant·ly adv.: a pleasantly cool room 凉爽宜人的房间 I was pleasantly surprised by my exam results. 我的考试成绩真让我喜出望外。 'Can I help you?' he asked pleasantly. "需要帮忙吗？" 他和悦地说。 • pleas·ant·ness noun [U] : She remembered the pleasantness of the evening. 她对那个愉快的夜晚记忆犹新。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English pleasant adj. VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | find sth ADV. exceedingly, extraordinarily, extremely, very | perfectly His colleagues were perfectly pleasant and friendly but they had their own lives to lead. | less than, not altogether, not entirely, not exactly, not particularly It was not a particularly pleasant experience. | almost | fairly, quite, rather, reasonably | enough It was a pleasant enough day's journey. | undeniably PREP. to He has always been extremely pleasant to me. OLT pleasant adj. ⇨ friendly 1 (a pleasant young man)⇨ nice 1 (pleasant surroundings) Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged pleas·ant \ˈplezənt\ adjective (often -er/-est) Etymology: Middle English plesaunt, from Middle French plaisant, from present participle of plaisir to please — more at please 1. : agreeable to the senses : having a pleasing aspect : satisfying < hills that make very pleasant scenery — Jane Shellhase > < the changes make for a pleasanter life — C.B.Palmer b. 1910 > 2. a. : divertingly gay and sprightly : merry < there will be wit from one auctioneer, and pleasant clowning from another — Cornelius Weygandt > b. archaic : causing diversion : laughable c. : merrily tipsy : hilariously drunk 3. : having or characterized by good behavior and neat appearance : well-mannered < a pleasant scoundrel who certainly knew how to avoid risking his neck — H.J.Laski > < a very pleasant person to live with — Mary Austin > Synonyms: pleasing , agreeable , grateful , gratifying , welcome : these adjectives agree in meaning very acceptable to or delighting the mind or senses. pleasant and pleasing are often indistinguishable in having the basic meaning of the group, although usually pleasant implies an objective quality while pleasing suggests only the effect an object has upon one < a pleasant riverside walk — S.P.B.Mais > < a bottle of … pleasant red or white wine — Harry Gilroy > < its streamlined shape is pleasing to the eye and appeals to the esthetic sense — H.G.Armstrong > < a pleasing group of white clapboard houses with small lawns — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania > agreeable implies a harmony with one's tastes or likings < a small room … simple and agreeable, with whitewashed walls, rusty linen curtains at the windows, and a wide inviting wooden bed — Gordon Merrick > < a pretty face with its agreeable snub nose — Ethel Wilson > grateful implies both pleasing and agreeable and stresses a satisfaction and especially relief afforded the senses or mind < the log fire was a grateful warmth against the lingering chill of April — Lucien Price > < the grateful smell of cooking pork grew every moment more perfect — Ethel Anderson > < placing every instrument in its most brilliant and grateful register — Virgil Thomson > gratifying applies chiefly to what affords mental pleasure by satisfying desires, hopes, or conscience < the building is aesthetically gratifying — American Guide Series: Louisiana > < with gratifying rapidity this promise was fulfilled — Allan Nevins > welcome even more than pleasing stresses a pleasure or satisfaction given by the thing to which the word is applied, often suggesting a prior need or longing satisfied by the thing < a screen playwright and craftsman of fresh-springing wit and welcome intelligence — Lee Rogow > < the sweet trill of a toad and the voice of the peeper are a welcome chorus — A.F.Gustafson > |
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