If a person, a voice, a place, or even an idea is beguiling, it pulls you toward it. It is pleasant — a smile, a story, a view — and you want to look longer, listen longer, believe.

If a person, a voice, a place, or even an idea如果一個人、一個聲音、一個地方，甚至一個想法 is beguiling是beguiling的， it pulls you toward it它會把你拉向它。It is pleasant那是令人愉快的 — a smile, a story, a view一個微笑、一個故事、一片風景 — and you want to look longer, listen longer, believe你會想再多看一會、多聽一會、去相信它。

The tidy dictionary says attractive and interesting, and that is the polite half. Though actually, the older verb underneath, beguile, means to charm someone, and sometimes to trick them while you do it. So the word can praise (a beguiling song) and warn (a beguiling offer).

The tidy dictionary says工整的字典會寫 attractive and interesting『迷人又有趣』， and that is the polite half但那只是有禮貌的那一半。Though actually不過其實， the older verb underneath, beguile底下那個比較古老的動詞beguile， means to charm someone意思是迷住某人， and sometimes to trick them while you do it有時候還會在迷住人的同時騙他。So the word can praise所以這個字既可以是稱讚 (a beguiling song a beguiling song) and warn也可以是警告 (a beguiling offer a beguiling offer)。

You meet it in books and careful speech more than in everyday chat. Most of the time it sits in front of a noun: a beguiling smile. It is not a child's word, and it is never only another way to say pretty.

You meet it你會遇到它 in books and careful speech在書裡和講究的語言裡 more than in everyday chat比在日常閒聊裡多。Most of the time it sits in front of a noun大部分時候它放在名詞前面： a beguiling smilea beguiling smile。It is not a child's word它不是小孩會用的字， and it is never only another way to say pretty也絕不只是『漂亮』的另一種說法。