英语词汇“amenity”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	amenity
释义	amen·i·ty I. \əˈmenəd.ē, -ēn-, -ətē, -i\ noun (-es) Etymology: Middle English amenite, from Latin amoenitat-, amoenitas, from amoenus pleasant + -itat-, -itas -ity; probably akin to Latin amare to love — more at amateur 1. a. : the quality of being pleasant or agreeable (as in situation or climate or in manners or disposition) < the amenity of the countryside > < large houses are divided up into smaller rooms with a lower standard of amenity — Stuart Piggott > < his amenity of temper > b. (1) : the attractiveness and aesthetic or nonmonetary value of real estate or of any structure for purely residential use < woods … of which a good deal is capable of immediate realization without in the least detracting from the amenity — Financial Times > (2) : a feature (as architectural distinction or desirability of location) conducive to such attractiveness and value < the speculative builder who wants to put up a house regardless of its effect on the amenities — Manchester Guardian Weekly > 2. a. : a feature, trait, or characteristic that makes for pleasantness < the amenities of literature > b. : something that conduces to physical or material comfort or convenience or to a pleasant and agreeable life < amenities like shops and community centers > < every amenity … including … showers, central heating, and first-class cuisine — Hugh G. Smith > c. : an area or location that provides comforts, conveniences, or attractive surroundings to residents or visitors < a small … house in a choice amenity with clear bright sunny outlook — Scotsman > < preserving the region and … developing it as an amenity — African Wild Life > 3. usually plural a. : manner, civility, or relationship usually expressive of or conducive to pleasantness or smoothness of social intercourse < the amenities of diplomacy > b. : an act or form conventionally observed especially in social intercourse < the visitor got the amenities over quickly and got down to business > < one of the amenities which … lawyers have recognized … is the obligation to refrain from deliberately stealing each other's clients — H.S.Drinker > II. adjective : of, relating to, or providing an amenity < amenity values of the countryside — Hugh G. Smith > < an amenity tree for streets and parks >
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