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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary fas·ci·na·tion DATE 1605 1. a. the quality or power of fascinating b. something fascinating 2. the state of being fascinated : the state of feeling an intense interest in something Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 fascination fas·cin·ation / 7fAsi5neiFn / noun1. [C, usually sing.] a very strong attraction, that makes sth very interesting 魅力；极大的吸引力: Water holds a fascination for most children. 水对多数孩子都有极大的吸引力。 The fascination of the game lies in trying to guess what your opponent is thinking. 这个游戏的魅力就在于要努力去猜对手在想什么。 2. [U, sing.] ~ (for / with sb / sth) the state of being very attracted to and interested in sb / sth 入迷；着迷: the public's enduring fascination with the Royal Family 公众对王室的经久不衰的兴趣 The girls listened in fascination as the story unfolded. 故事情节逐渐展开,小女孩都入迷地听着。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English fascination noun ADJ. deep, great | growing | particular, peculiar, special | endless, enduring, lifelong, perennial | awful, horrible, horrified, morbid, unhealthy | strange a morbid fascination with death VERB + FASCINATION have, hold The sea holds a fascination for all children. | develop, feel, find, have He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport. | exercise, exert These exotic plants exert a fascination all of their own. | share She shared his fascination for motorbikes. | gaze in/with, look (on) in/with, stare in/with, watch in/with | listen in/with He looked on in horrified fascination as the ship drew nearer to the rocks. PREP. in/with ~ She watched in fascination as the cat pounced on the mouse. | ~ for She developed a fascination for these creatures. | ~ in He found great fascination in her quiet, frank manner. | ~ with a lifelong fascination with Baroque music PHRASES part of the fascination Seeing over a thousand species of fish is part of the fascination of the reef. | a source of fascination to sb His letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: CHARM 3, allure, appeal, charisma, glamour, magnetism, witchcraft, witcheryWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged fas·ci·na·tion \ˌfasənˈāshən, ˌfaas-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin fascination-, fascinatio, from fascinatus + -ion-, -io -ion 1. obsolete : the act of placing under a spell or the state of being under a spell; also : spell , enchantment 2. a. : the quality of fascinating : the quality of holding the interest strongly especially as if by a spell : the ability to enthrall :irresistible attraction or charm < attracted by the fascination of discovery and the prospect of spiritual conquest — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < the Rio Grande … offers fascinations for geologists and bird lovers — Stanley Walker > < it is so dreadful, in fact, that it begins to have its own morbid fascination and it is almost impossible … to put it down — B.R.Redman > < they found a certain fascination in combat — Mack Morriss > b. : a characteristic or peculiarity that gives this quality or ability < tired of her fascinations … he began to blame her for all his misfortunes — Edith Sitwell > 3. : the state of being fascinated : the state of feeling an intense interest in < his lifelong fascination for clowns and their art — Current Biography > < James's fascination by brutality and violence — John Farrelly > < Hunt's fascination with the mechanics and engineering of public opinion — T.H.White b. 1915 > 4. : one form of the game of solitaire |
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