楽しい
解説 Definition
pleasing は please（喜ばせる、満足させる）の現在分詞からできた形で、心地よい、楽しい、満足させるという意味です。人の気分や感覚に合っていて、見た目・音・経験などが好ましいと感じられるときに使います。
Pleasing describes something that gives enjoyment, satisfaction, or a comfortable sensory impression. It is often used of attractive views, colors, sounds, designs, or experiences that people find agreeable.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
please「喜ばせる」の語末の e を落として -ing を付けた形で、-ing は /ɪŋ/ と発音する。ここでは動作ではなく「人を喜ばせるような」から「感じのよい、心地よい」という形容詞。a pleasing view、a pleasing color、soft and pleasing のように、眺め・色・音が感覚に好ましく映る場面で覚える。
Build pleasing from please: drop the final silent e and add -ing, pronounced /ɪŋ/. Although it has the form of a participle, it often functions as an adjective meaning that something produces pleasure or satisfaction. Picture a pleasing view, a pleasing color, or music that is soft and pleasing. These common combinations emphasize a favorable response from the viewer or listener. Compare pleasant, which is broader and very common; pleasing often draws attention to the effect that a particular appearance, sound, or result has on someone.
例文
The room has a pleasing view of the garden.
その部屋からは庭の心地よい眺めが楽しめます。
She chose a pleasing color for the wall.
彼女は壁に感じのよい色を選びました。
The music was soft and pleasing.
その音楽はやわらかく、聞いていて心地よいものでした。
pleasing の類義語・関連語
pleasing の語源・成り立ち Etymology
pleasing は please に形容詞的な -ing が付いた語。please は古フランス語 plaisir、さらにラテン語 placere「喜ばせる・満足させる」にさかのぼり、「人を喜ばせる感じ」から「楽しい」という意味になった。関連語は pleasure, pleasant。
Pleasing is formed from please by dropping the final silent e and adding -ing. Please entered English through Old French plaisir and related forms, ultimately from Latin placere, “to please or be agreeable.” As a participial adjective, pleasing first carries the literal idea of causing pleasure or satisfaction and therefore describes something agreeable to the senses or mind. Pleasure and pleasant belong to the same historical word family and preserve closely related meanings.
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