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Compelling 4928.Compelling 英 Kəm'pelɪŋ]美 Kəm'pɛlɪŋ 释义 Adj 引人注目的;强制的;激发兴趣的v

正面 4928.compelling
英 [kəm'pelɪŋ]美 [kəm'pɛlɪŋ]

背面
释义:
adj. 引人注目的;强制的;激发兴趣的v. 强迫;以强力获得(compel的ing形式)
例句:
1. Her eyes were her best feature, wide-set and compelling.她的眼睛是她五官中长得最好的,大而迷人。

1、com- "together" + pell- + -ing.2、字面含义:drive together, drive to one place (of cattle).3、其原始字面含义为:迫使或将其驱赶到一起;后来含义由此引申和一般化,表示广义的、一般意义的强迫、迫使。
compelling 引人入胜的来自compel, 强迫。
compelling (adj.)c. 1600, present participle adjective from compel. Meaning "irresistible" is from 1901. Related: Compellingly."

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