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Enchanting means very pleasant or attractive — so pleasant that it feels a little like magic. A smile, a place, a piece of music, or a child’s laugh can be enchanting. You are not saying a witch has cast a spell; you are saying the thing holds your attention in a warm, lovely way.
Enchanting means very pleasant or attractiveEnchanting 意思是非常令人愉快、有吸引力——so pleasant that it feels a little like magic愉快到有點像魔法一樣。 A smile, a place, a piece of music, or a child’s laugh一個微笑、一個地方、一段音樂,或一個小孩的笑聲,can be enchanting都可以是 enchanting(迷人)的。 You are not saying a witch has cast a spell你不是在說有女巫下了咒語;you are saying the thing holds your attention in a warm, lovely way你是在說這樣東西用一種溫暖、可愛的方式抓住了你的注意力。
It is a kind, slightly literary word. People use it in reviews, in travel writing, and when they want to praise without sounding too teenage (cute) or too loud (). It can sound a bit old-fashioned or soft, which is part of its charm.
It is a kind, slightly literary word這是一個溫和、稍微有點文學氣息的字。 People use it in reviews, in travel writing人們會在影評、旅遊文章裡用它,and when they want to praise without sounding too teenage (cute) or too loud (amazing)以及想稱讚,卻不想聽起來太少女(cute)或太浮誇(amazing)的時候。 It can sound a bit old-fashioned or soft它可能聽起來有點老派或柔軟,which is part of its charm而這正是它魅力的一部分。
Though actually, it started as the -ing form of enchant, “to put under a magic spell.” The magic has mostly from everyday use; the feeling of being held by something beautiful is what is left. If you say a person is enchanting, you mean they are delightful, not that they do witchcraft.
Though actually不過其實,it started as the -ing form of enchant它原本是動詞 enchant 的 -ing 形式,“to put under a magic spell.”意思是「對某人施魔法」。The magic has mostly faded from everyday use在日常用法裡,魔法的意味大多已經淡去,the feeling of being held by something beautiful is what is left留下來的是被美好事物吸引住的那種感覺。 If you say a person is enchanting如果你說一個人是 enchanting(迷人)的,you mean they are delightful, not that they do witchcraft意思是他們很討人喜歡,不是說他們會巫術。
組成The -ing form of enchant (“to put a spell on”), now mostly used as an adjective meaning delightful.
同家族的字
- enchantenchanting is the -ing form of enchant
- enchanterthe person who enchants; same stem
- enchantmentthe noun from the same verb
原始詞典資料3 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。
enchantingadj/ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪŋ/
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Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.
- Hearing voices calling, I look down and see a crowd Drumming and they chanting in a different tongue Music so enchanting I had to go down Watching what they doing, trying to understand
- "Fairytale" is an over-used word in football but there is certainly something enchanting about the Lambert story, rejected as a teenager at Liverpool and then playing at, among others, Blackpool, Rochdale, Stockport and Bristol Rovers.
enchantingnoun/ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪŋ/
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An act of enchantment.
- […] by which the truth of the matter may the better be known of all felonies, murders, poisonings, enchantings, sorceries, magical arts, transgressions, […]
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
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。