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Lure German N 14c Hawks Middle Ljuə 诱惑力;V

单词 lure
音标 [ljuə]
解释 n. 诱惑力;v. 引诱
红宝书 【英】 n./v. 诱惑力,引诱(the power of attracting; inveigle; entice)
【记】 参考allure(引诱)
【例】 the lure of the big city
字源 lure (n.)
early 14c., "something which allures or entices, an attraction" (a figurative use), also "bait for recalling hawks," from Anglo-French lure, Old French loirre "device used to recall hawks, lure," from Frankish *loþr or some other Germanic source, from Proto-Germanic *lothran "to call" (cognates: Middle High German luoder, Middle Low German loder "lure, bait," German Luder "lure, deceit, bait;" also Old English laþian "to call, invite," German laden).
Originally a bunch of feathers on a long cord, from which the hawk is fed during its training. Used of means of alluring other animals (especially fish) from c.1700. Technically, bait is something the animal can eat; lure is a more general term. Also in 15c. a collective word for a group of young women.
lure (v.)
late 14c., of hawks, also of persons, from lure (n.). Related: Lured; luring.
不择手段背单词 n. /v. 诱惑力; 引诱(以诡计或诱惑来吸引)
【记】源于: allure(v 引诱)
趣味全助记 【记】发音接近:诱饵;指用来捕捉动物的诱饵

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