英语中用来表达愉悦情绪同时渴望及或拥有好的事务的名词有Pleasure, delight, enjoyment, 和delectation这几个同意词。和英语中的同义词组一样，这几个同义词之间也存在着细微的词意差别。Pleasure强调满意或由于得到期望的事务而享有的欢乐和满足之情。Delight则在pleasure所表达的满意欢乐之情上又增加了一层鲜活的意味，比pleasure更明显，也因此而少了些持久性。Enjoyment暗示着比较宽广范围且深层次的欢乐。从瞬息可逝的快感到完全满足的欢乐，直至深深充盈的欢愉之情全都被enjoyment这个单词囊括在内。园自于拉丁文delight的delectation则意味着对有意取得或提供的快乐感受的一种反应。和其他三个单词比较起来，delectation仅仅意味着娱乐和挑逗带来的快感。
例句：
"To summarize the plot in a 'novel of suspense' is usually to deny ... the pleasures hidden for the reader's delectation and surprise...." (Nicholas Meyer, The New York Times Book Review , January 10, 1988)
"To summarize the plot in a 'novel of suspense' is usually to deny ... the pleasures hidden for the reader's delectation and surprise...." (Nicholas Meyer, The New York Times Book Review , January 10, 1988)
来源：
(Sept. 18, 2006). M-W's Word of the Day.
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