captivate是什么意思,captivate怎么用

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captivate

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📰 外刊例句

Snapchat has captivated youngsters in the West with its quickly disappearing content and playful features. Snapchat 以其迅速消失的内容和有趣的功能迷住了西方的年轻人。

—— 《经济学人》

—— 《纽约时报》


📖 基本释义

[verb] attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm
[动词] 吸引并保持……的兴趣和注意力;迷住


💡 深入解读

Captivate 从其拼写不难猜到该词与熟词 capture (俘虏、捕获)、 captive (俘虏、囚徒)同源。其中 captivate 由词根 captiv (俘虏)+ 后缀 ate- (使……)构成。于16世纪20年代由晚期拉丁语captivare(抓获、捕获)的过去分词captivatus进入英语后, captivate 即用来喻指“迷住、使……着迷”,常用于被动语态,主要指以某种特殊的魅力、技艺或者说显著品质(trait)而暂时捕获人的喜好(fancy)或感情,并不意味着长期的影响或控制,也可以说用来暗示一种不可抗拒的影响或吸引力时含义较弱,

比如:

The restive children were captivated by her stories.犟孩子们被她的故事迷住了。

I was captivated by her brilliant mind. The only flaw in her character seemed to be a short temper.我为她的聪慧所倾倒。她性格中的唯一缺点好像就是脾气急。


📚 名著用例

And we all know that Wickham has every charm of person and address that can captivate a woman. 我们都知道韦翰无论在仪表方面,辞令方面,都有足够的魅力可以迷住一个女人。

— 出自《19世纪英国小说家简·奥斯丁(Jane Austen)的代表作《傲慢与偏见》( Pride and Prejudice )。》


🔍 同近义词

  • entrance: fill (someone) with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention
  • enthrall: to keep someone completely interested
  • fascinate: draw irresistibly the attention and interest of (someone)
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