amusement/ə'mjuːzmənt/

n.

➊ the feeling that you have when you think that sth is funny

➋ an activity that you can take part in for fun

n.

➊ [U] 娱乐；愉悦：[with amusement] He looked at the cat with amusement. 他兴致盎然地看着猫。

◇an amusement park 游乐场

➋ [C，常~s]娱乐活动，消遣：plays, movies and other amusements 戏剧、电影及其他娱乐活动

to sb's amusement 让某人感到好笑的是：He was dancing in the car, to my amusement. 让我感到好笑的是，他在车里跳舞。

构词amuse + -ment

用法当to sb's amusement中的sb为较长的名词短语时，常用to the amusement of sb结构，如：to the amusement of the other players。