To captivate someone is to attract them so strongly that their attention stays with you — as if you had caught them, but only in feeling. A story can captivate an audience; a city can captivate a visitor; a person you like can captivate you.

To captivate someonecaptivate 一個人 is to attract them so strongly that their attention stays with you就是強烈地吸引住他們，讓他們的注意力一直放在你身上 as if you had caught them, but only in feeling好像把他們「抓住」了一樣，只是這種抓住只發生在感覺上 A story can captivate an audience一個故事可以 captivate 觀眾 a city can captivate a visitor一座城市可以 captivate 一個訪客 a person you like can captivate you一個你喜歡的人可以 captivate 你。

It is warmer and more about charm than capture, which is about taking someone by force. The “caught” idea is only a picture in the mind.

It is warmer and more about charm than capture它比 capture 更溫暖、更多是關於吸引力 which is about taking someone by force而 capture 講的是用力量抓住某人 The "caught" idea is only a picture in the mind那種「被抓住」的感覺只是腦中的一個畫面。

It is a somewhat bookish, praising word. In casual speech, people more often say “I couldn’t stop watching” or “it really grabbed me.” You will meet captivate in reviews, speeches, and school essays.

It is a somewhat bookish, praising word這是個帶點書卷氣、稱讚意味的字 In casual speech在日常口語裡 people more often say "I couldn't stop watching"人們比較常說「I couldn't stop watching」 or "it really grabbed me."或「it really grabbed me」 You will meet captivate in reviews, speeches, and school essays你會在評論、演講和學校作文裡遇到 captivate。

Though actually, it is almost always a pleasant hold: if a film only scared you, gripping or frightening is more usual than captivate.

Though actually不過實際上 it is almost always a pleasant hold它幾乎總是指一種愉快的吸引 if a film only scared you如果一部電影只是嚇到你 gripping or frightening is more usual than captivate比較常用的字是 gripping 或 frightening，而不是 captivate。