“for fun”是英语中常用的介词短语,核心含义是“为了娱乐/好玩、开玩笑地、非认真地”,强调做某事的目的是追求快乐,而非功利或正式用途。
表示行为的动机是“寻开心、消遣”,不含严肃目的;也可用于说明某句话/行为是“闹着玩的,不是当真的”。
结构:do sth for fun(做某事是为了好玩)
I started learning calligraphy for fun—I never expected to get good at it.
我开始学书法是为了好玩——从没想过要学好。
They often go hiking for fun on weekends.
他们周末常去徒步旅行消遣。
Don’t take his words seriously—he said that for fun.
别把他的话当真——他是开玩笑说的。
She dressed up as a clown for fun at the party.
她在派对上扮成小丑闹着玩。
更强调“纯粹为了好玩”,无其他目的:
Let’s play this game just for fun—no winners or losers.
我们玩这个游戏纯粹是为了开心——没有输赢。
I wrote that poem just for fun; I didn’t intend to publish it.
我写那首诗只是好玩,没打算发表。
A: Why do you collect comic books?
你为什么收集漫画书?
B: For fun!
为了好玩啊!for fun:更口语化,侧重“轻松、随意的娱乐”;
for pleasure:更正式,侧重“享受(比如爱好、休闲活动)”;
as a joke:更强调“开玩笑”,但“for fun”可涵盖更广泛的娱乐行为。
总之,“for fun”是表达“以娱乐为目的”的常用短语,口语中高频出现,适用场景非常日常~