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

please /plēz/

transitive verb

To give pleasure to

To delight

To satisfy

To be the will or choice of (to do something)

intransitive verb

To give pleasure

To like, think fit, choose (orig impersonal with dative, eg it pleases (to) me; later me pleases; then I please)

interjection

Used in making polite requests, or in politely accepting an offer, etc, as in yes, please

ORIGIN: OFr plaisir (Fr plaire), from L placēre to please

pleased /plēzd/ adjective

Grateful

Delighted

Willing, or inclined (to do something)

pleasˈer noun

pleasˈing adjective and noun

pleasˈingly adverb

pleasˈingness noun

pleaseman /plēzˈman or -mən/ noun (Shakespeare)

An officious fellow, a pick-thank

if you please

If you like
A polite formula of request or acceptance (old)
Forsooth (ironic)
Certainly (ironic)

may it please you or so please you

Deferential or polite formulas of address or request

please, also (now rare) please to

A polite formula equivalent to if you please above, now felt as imperative, perhaps orig from the older please it you or please it (sometimes printed pleaseth in Shakespeare) or please you may it please you

pleased as Punch

Delighted

pleased with oneself

Self-satisfied
Conceited

please yourself

Do as you like