amuse
- v. 娱乐, 逗乐, 使发笑
- Definition
- v. to make someone laugh or feel entertained
- Example
- The clown's silly jokes amuse the children at every birthday party.
- 小丑滑稽的笑话每次都能逗孩子们在生日会上开心。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to give someone pleasure or enjoyment (verb).
比较义项：使人愉快、得到消遣（动词）。
- divert
More formal and literary; suggests providing pleasant distraction or relief from boredom, worry or pain rather than causing laughter; often paired with 'oneself' or with reading, hobbies and pastimes.
更正式、书面化；强调让人从无聊、烦恼或痛苦中获得消遣、转移注意力，而不一定引人发笑；常与“oneself”连用，或用于阅读、爱好等消遣活动。
She read mystery novels to divert herself while recovering from a painful surgery.
她在痛苦的手术恢复期读侦探小说来消遣解闷。
- amuse 本词
The everyday, common word; emphasizes making someone laugh or find something funny, often used with children, jokes or playful, silly behavior.
日常口语中最常用的词；强调引人发笑或让人觉得有趣，常用于孩子、笑话或滑稽逗趣的行为语境。
Grandpa's funny faces always amuse the toddler during dinner.
爷爷做的滑稽表情总是逗得那个幼儿在晚餐时发笑。
Divert and amuse both mean giving someone enjoyment. Divert is formal; it suggests distracting someone from boredom, not necessarily making them laugh. Amuse is the everyday word for making someone laugh, often with children or jokes. Divert can mean to change direction; not compared.
divert 和 amuse 在“使人愉快、得到消遣”这一义项上意思相近，但 divert 更正式、书面化，强调让人从无聊、烦恼或痛苦中转移注意力获得消遣，不一定引人发笑；amuse 是日常最常用的词，强调引人发笑或让人觉得有趣，尤其常用于孩子、笑话等语境。这里不比较 divert“使转向、使绕行”（如交通改道）的义项。