喜樂美語

核心畫面

One way to picture it: something that hooks you and won't let go — your body or mind keeps coming back for more, and stopping is genuinely hard.

一樣東西在你身上裝了一個鉤子。你以為是你在用它，但過一陣子會發現，是它在叫你回來——想停卻停不下來。addictiv…更多收起一樣東西在你身上裝了一個鉤子。你以為是你在用它，但過一陣子會發現，是它在叫你回來——想停卻停不下來。addictive 描述的就是這個「有鉤子」的性質：它不是說東西本身好或壞，而是說它有把人一再拉回去的力量。

Two branches

身體戒不掉

這一族是核心最強的版本：鉤子鉤住的是身體本身。

physically addictive · adjective · C1

If a substance, especially a drug, is addictive, your body starts to need it regularly and you cannot stop taking it.

使人上癮的

停不下來的樂趣

同一個鉤子，但鉤住的是「太好玩了」而不是身體的需求，語氣也輕鬆很多。

hard to stop (activity) · adjective · C1

An activity that is addictive is so enjoyable that you do not want to stop doing it.

令人著迷的

原始詞典資料5 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

addictiveadj/əˈdɪktɪv/

  • 1

    Causing or tending to cause addiction; habit-forming.

    • These are addictive drugs.
  • 2

    Enjoyable, so that one comes back for more.

    • There are loads of mazes, it's all really good fun and utterly addictive […]
  • 3

    Characterized by or susceptible to addiction.

    • He has an addictive personality.

addictivenoun/əˈdɪktɪv/

  • 1

    A drug that causes an addiction.

  • 2

    Anything that is very habit-forming.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。