| 英语单词 | endearing |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [ɪn'dɪərɪŋ] 美 [ɪn'dɪrɪŋ] |
| 中文释义 | adj.惹人喜爱的;可爱的 动词endear的现在分词形式. |
| 英语例句 | (1) He never speaks an endearing word to his wife. (2) The endearing sweetness of her manners so charmed Bertram. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他从未封妻子说句亲密的话。 (2) 她那甜蜜可爱的姿态叫勃特拉姆为之倾倒。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Endearing describes something or someone extremely lovable, like a kitten or your friend's sense of humor. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The adjective endearing was originally used in the 1500s to mean "enhancing the value of," and by the 1640s it also meant "making dear or precious." It can still be used both ways, although the second meaning of endearing is most common. Any time you talk about a person or thing that's adorable or extremely likable, you can describe it as endearing. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]惹人喜爱的;讨人喜欢的;可爱的 If you describe someone's behaviour as endearing, you mean that it causes you to feel very fond of them. [v-link ADJ]
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