| 单词 | delectation |
| 释义 | delectation noun[U] formaluk/ˌdiː.lekˈteɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdiː.lekˈteɪ.ʃən/greatpleasureandenjoyment 美妙，愉悦Pleasure and happiness
Examplesofdelectationdelectation Courtship had a special place in the world of the court, both as an institution and as an object of speculation anddelectation. From theCambridge English Corpus Bankim demonstrated that many of the delectations of verse writing could be captured in imaginative prose. From theCambridge English Corpus I sent him for his privatedelectationsome of the choicer specimens of this issue which had come into my hands from the bank. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We want the whole land of the country to be used economically, not to be kept for thedelectationof exceptionally rich persons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These details are not revealed for ourdelectation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The law is not a game which is expensively played by lawyers for their owndelectationand benefit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been made clear that the millers are not in business for their own personaldelectation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt that is treated as a trivial matter, but it imposed additional costs on every motorist, to the pleasure anddelectationof tyre manufacturers, of between £50 and £1,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Some few years ago the young ladies, for ourdelectation, had their hair cut short—they were shingled; and there has been a most abnormal boom amongst the barbering profession. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Whether it gavedelectationto the bus driver at the wheel or to the conductor upstairs perhaps, on some private occasion, my noble friend will enlighten me. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The medieval church taught that morosedelectationwas a sin. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His countryside only exists as spectacle, for thedelectationof people with motor cars. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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