英文词源
- leisure
- leisure: [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, licence - leisure (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.
中文词源
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.
该词的英语词源请访问趣词词源英文版：leisure 词源，leisure 含义。
先用音近单词pleasure（愉快；高兴）来联想助记，休闲时刻心境一定是愉快的。词源上，这里的“休闲”来自行动上的自由，可以随心所欲，做自己想做的事情：它和licence（许可；执照）同源，leis-和lic-相互对应，根义为“许可”，得到许可从而行事自由。
