entice
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助記提示
Entice:?引他死，還是有點豬八戒進盤絲洞的感覺，被----引誘，慫恿。
中文詞源
entice 引誘詞源不詳，可能來自拉丁語titio, 火把，即煽風點火，引誘。或來自titillate, 撓癢，挑逗。
英文詞源
- entice
- entice: [13] Entice is an inflammatory sort of word. It comes ultimately from Latin tītiō ‘firebrand’, which was used, with the prefix in- ‘in’, to form the Vulgar Latin verb *intītiāre ‘set on fire’. This passed into English via Old French enticier, and originally retained much of the heat and vigour of its origins: ‘Your master is enticed and provoked by the Duke of Burgundy’, Richard Grafton, Chronicles of the Affairs of England 1568; but by the 17th century the process of softening from ‘incitement’ to ‘allurement’ was all but complete.
- entice (v.)
- late 13c., intice, from Old French enticier "to stir up (fire), to excite, incite," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *intitiare "set on fire," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + titio (genitive titionis) "firebrand," which is of uncertain origin. Meaning "to allure, attract" is from c. 1300. Related: Enticed; enticing; enticingly.
雙語例句
- 1. Retailers have tried almost everything to entice shoppers through their doors.
- 零售商們幾乎嘗試了所有辦法以吸引購物者進入商店。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores.
- 低廉的價格意在把顧客從其他商店吸引過來。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Higher education grants are a carrot with which to entice students.
- 高等教育的助學金是吸引學生的誘惑物.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. An attempt is being made to entice otters back to the river.
- 人們正試圖把水獺引誘回河里去.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Nothing will entice the children from television.
- 沒有任何東西能把孩子們從電視機前誘開.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》