陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

allure/ captivate/ catchword/ charisma/ enchant/ enthrall/ fascinate/ glamorous/ lure/ obsession/ piquant/ placard/ slogan/ spellbound/ stunning

1. 以「美好的誘因」吸引，用allure，強調吸引之後造成的結果（尤其是不好的結果），用lure：

•Promises of quick profits allure the unwary investor.

•Helen was allured by the prospect of her new job.

•People may be lured into buying tickets by clever advertising.

•Computer games are luring youngsters away from their lessons.

•The promise of money lured him away from his steady job.

2. 因產生陶醉、興奮感而被吸引，用captivate；因興趣或好奇而被吸引，用fascinate：

•Venice's beauty captivated the old man so much that he swore he would not leave for fear he might die elsewhere.

•With her beauty and charm, she captivated movie audiences worldwide.

•I'm fascinated with/ by Buddhist ceremonies.

•Poetry always fascinates me.

•Anything to do with flowers and trees fascinates my sister.

3. 如施魔法般地在一段短時間內讓人著迷，用enchant或enthrall，兩個字經常用 在被動中。另外，這種「似被定住」（enchanted、enthralled）的狀態，也可改用spellbound：

•We were all enchanted with her singing.

•The little boy was enthralled by the soldier's stories of battles.

•The philatelist was spellbound by his friend's rarer collection.

4. 某些人在大眾面前所具有的「魅力」用charisma，人「有魅力的」、事物「吸 引人的」可用glamorous：

•A politician's charisma is sometimes not quite consistent with his abilities.

•Political commentators have explored the importance of a candidate's charisma in these days of television campaigning.

•His sister is a glamorous girl.

•Being a foreign correspondent is a glamorous job.

5. 「讓人印象非常深刻的」、「漂亮的」、「討人喜歡的」可用stunning：

•The bonnet looked stunning on her.

•This is a stunning dress.

•The view from our balcony is stunning.

•Both of their daughters are absolutely stunning.

•He has taken many stunning photos of his girlfriend.

6. 形容以一種微妙或特殊的方式吸引人，用piquant：

•Time will turn the memory of hardships into piquant reminiscences.

•Her face wasn't beautiful, but it had a piquant charm.

7. 指人以全部心神關注的事情、想法或情緒，用obsession：

•Now that he has learned bowling, it has become his obsession.

8. 「公告」、「告示」、「廣告」叫placard，「標語」可用catchword或 slogan：

•The placard states: No admittance except on business.

•The placard announcing that the circus was pulling into town was luring both adults and children.

•The new political party has done nothing but invented a lot of catchwords.

•"Customer First" is the chain store's slogan.