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Something compelling is so interesting, , or well-made that you cannot stop paying attention to it — a compelling movie, a compelling story. A compelling argument or reason is one that is so strong and convincing that it makes you believe it or want to act on it.
引人入勝的;令人信服的
組成From the verb "compel," meaning to force someone to do something — a compelling story or reason almost "forces" your attention or agreement.
同家族的字
- compelis the verb this word comes from
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。
compellingadj/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/
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very interesting; able to capture and hold one's attention
- The novel was so compelling that I couldn't put it down.
- The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about "creating compelling content", or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing", "share the things you love with the world" and so on.
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capable of causing someone to believe or agree
- He made a compelling argument.
- Terry's goal looked to have put Chelsea in control on the stroke of half-time but Arsenal's response presented a compelling case for Wenger's insistence that reports of his side's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
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strong and forceful; that causes one to feel like they must do something
- I would need a very compelling reason to leave my job.
compellingnoun/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/
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An act of compulsion; an obliging somebody to do something.
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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。