amusedadj.

Brit.

/əˈmjuːzd/, U.S.

/əˈmjuzd/

Forms: see amuse v. and -ed suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amuse v., -ed suffix¹.

Etymology: < amuse v. + -ed suffix¹.

†1. Absorbed in thought; preoccupied, distracted, diverted from the point; cheated, deceived; (also) perplexed, bewildered. Obsolete (archaic in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [adjective] > distracted

distract1435

bestraughta1547

amused1579

bestract1581

distracteda1634

bestraughteda1650

distrait1748

dissipated1749

1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin xvii. 1016 The Colonnois and thEmperours Agentes,..desiring to keepe him [sc. the Pope] still amused,..sent to Rome Vespasian Colonne.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vii. xix. 262 The cittie was earnestly amused upon [L. intentus] the Tuscane war.

1670 T. Brooks London's Lamentations ii. 28 All sorts, ranks and degrees of men were terrified, amused, amazed, astonished and dispirited in the late dreadful fire.

1708 True Characters 16 In all this Trimming Whigs Promises, there is not one Grain of Down-right Integrity... The Amused Multitude may reckon the Number of their Slaves by the Number of these Dependencies.

1877 S. Livermore Hist. Block Island 77 The French..having their guns concealed, approached the deceived and amused spectators..until they came to the wharf.

1891 Spectator 15 Aug. 221/1 There is a good old English meaning of the word ‘amusement’ which exactly describes the frame of mind of any one who has waded through those columns of letters; truly, he is left deeply ‘amused’, bewildered and amazed.

2. Enjoyably occupied or interested; entertained; feeling or expressing amusement.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > entertainment > [adjective] > amused or entertained

amused1728

entertained1754

1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 75 Amus'd he reads, and then returns the bills.

1785 W. Cowper Task v. 878 Amused spectators of this bustling stage.

1868 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Feb. 127 Helen Jameson..had been looking at him with an amused smile while he talked with her friend.

1915 D. H. Lawrence Rainbow v. 127 He was deeply serious and hugely amused at the same time.

2015 K. Kwan China Rich Girlfriend i. vi. 62 Nick approached his old family friend, feeling equally amused and exasperated.

Phrases

we are not amused (and variants): used to express disapproval or displeasure about a situation, esp. in a humorously understated way.In allusion to Queen Victoria's reported use of the phrase (see quot. 1885), although the Queen denied she had said it. Cf. we pron. 2a.

ΚΠ

1885 Cornhill Mag. Jan. 91 There was once a young gentleman who was endeavouring to make himself agreeable as a raconteur in the presence of Royalty. When he had done his story, the Royal lips let fall these terrible words: ‘We are not amused.’]

1902 W. P. Ridge Lost Property iii. 21 When Mr. Malden assumed the tone of raillery to her, Miss Cannon sneered slightly with a ‘We are not amused’ air.

1917 New Statesman 27 Jan. 399/2 The verdict of the audience upon The Tinker's Wedding seemed to be that of Queen Victoria on a famous occasion, ‘We are not amused’.

1987 Toronto Star (Nexis) 23 Oct. a22 I ran out of patience, abandoned my car, and walked three quarters of a mile to my work. I was not amused.

2005 M. N. Nagler Our Spiritual Crisis 20 The President is hinting that the ‘we’ in the last ringing phrase is royal. He thinks he is the country. We are not amused.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	amused
释义	amusedadj. Brit. /əˈmjuːzd/, U.S. /əˈmjuzd/ Forms: see amuse v. and -ed suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: amuse v., -ed suffix¹. Etymology: < amuse v. + -ed suffix¹. †1. Absorbed in thought; preoccupied, distracted, diverted from the point; cheated, deceived; (also) perplexed, bewildered. Obsolete (archaic in later use). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > [adjective] > distracted distract1435 bestraughta1547 amused1579 bestract1581 distracteda1634 bestraughteda1650 distrait1748 dissipated1749 1579 G. Fenton tr. F. Guicciardini Hist. Guicciardin xvii. 1016 The Colonnois and thEmperours Agentes,..desiring to keepe him [sc. the Pope] still amused,..sent to Rome Vespasian Colonne. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. vii. xix. 262 The cittie was earnestly amused upon [L. intentus] the Tuscane war. 1670 T. Brooks London's Lamentations ii. 28 All sorts, ranks and degrees of men were terrified, amused, amazed, astonished and dispirited in the late dreadful fire. 1708 True Characters 16 In all this Trimming Whigs Promises, there is not one Grain of Down-right Integrity... The Amused Multitude may reckon the Number of their Slaves by the Number of these Dependencies. 1877 S. Livermore Hist. Block Island 77 The French..having their guns concealed, approached the deceived and amused spectators..until they came to the wharf. 1891 Spectator 15 Aug. 221/1 There is a good old English meaning of the word ‘amusement’ which exactly describes the frame of mind of any one who has waded through those columns of letters; truly, he is left deeply ‘amused’, bewildered and amazed. 2. Enjoyably occupied or interested; entertained; feeling or expressing amusement. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > [adjective] > amused or entertained amused1728 entertained1754 1728 A. Pope Dunciad ii. 75 Amus'd he reads, and then returns the bills. 1785 W. Cowper Task v. 878 Amused spectators of this bustling stage. 1868 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Feb. 127 Helen Jameson..had been looking at him with an amused smile while he talked with her friend. 1915 D. H. Lawrence Rainbow v. 127 He was deeply serious and hugely amused at the same time. 2015 K. Kwan China Rich Girlfriend i. vi. 62 Nick approached his old family friend, feeling equally amused and exasperated. Phrases we are not amused (and variants): used to express disapproval or displeasure about a situation, esp. in a humorously understated way.In allusion to Queen Victoria's reported use of the phrase (see quot. 1885), although the Queen denied she had said it. Cf. we pron. 2a. ΚΠ 1885 Cornhill Mag. Jan. 91 There was once a young gentleman who was endeavouring to make himself agreeable as a raconteur in the presence of Royalty. When he had done his story, the Royal lips let fall these terrible words: ‘We are not amused.’] 1902 W. P. Ridge Lost Property iii. 21 When Mr. Malden assumed the tone of raillery to her, Miss Cannon sneered slightly with a ‘We are not amused’ air. 1917 New Statesman 27 Jan. 399/2 The verdict of the audience upon The Tinker's Wedding seemed to be that of Queen Victoria on a famous occasion, ‘We are not amused’. 1987 Toronto Star (Nexis) 23 Oct. a22 I ran out of patience, abandoned my car, and walked three quarters of a mile to my work. I was not amused. 2005 M. N. Nagler Our Spiritual Crisis 20 The President is hinting that the ‘we’ in the last ringing phrase is royal. He thinks he is the country. We are not amused. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1579
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