If someone or something is ravishing, they are so beautiful they almost stop you. It is stronger and more old-fashioned than pretty, and a little grander than beautiful: a ravishing dress, a ravishing smile, she looked ravishing.

If someone or something is ravishing如果有人或某樣東西 ravishing they are so beautiful they almost stop you就是美到幾乎讓你停下腳步 It is stronger and more old-fashioned than pretty這個詞比 pretty 更強烈、也更老派 and a little grander than beautiful比 beautiful 又更氣派一點 a ravishing dress, a ravishing smile, she looked ravishing像 a ravishing dress、a ravishing smile、she looked ravishing 這樣的用法

You meet it in romance, in older books, and when someone is being theatrical. Young people do not throw it around on the street.

You meet it你會在 in romance, in older books, and when someone is being theatrical浪漫小說、老書、或有人在演戲般誇張的時候遇到它 Young people do not throw it around on the street年輕人不會在路上隨口這樣講

Though actually, the older verb ravish is a dark word — to seize someone by force — and ravishing grew from the idea of beauty that carries you away. Today the adjective is about looks, not violence, but it still has that ‘takes your breath’ feeling, which is why it can sound like a film line.

Though actually不過其實 the older verb ravish is a dark word更早的動詞 ravish 是個陰暗的詞 to seize someone by force意思是用暴力抓走某人 and ravishing grew from the idea of beauty that carries you away而 ravishing 這個形容詞則是從「美到把你整個人帶走」這個概念發展出來的 Today the adjective is about looks, not violence現在這個形容詞講的是外貌，不是暴力 but it still has that 'takes your breath' feeling不過還是帶著那種「讓你屏息」的感覺 which is why it can sound like a film line這也是為什麼它聽起來會像電影台詞