appealing
英 [ə'piːlɪŋ]
美 [ə'pilɪŋ]
- adj. 吸引人的；動人的；引起興趣的；懇求似的
- v. 懇求（appeal的ing形式）；將…上訴
助記提示
1、ap- "to" + -pel "drive" => appel- => appeal (-e- => -ea-) + -ing.
2、含義：make or let sb drive to sth. 也就是：使、讓或者將某人趕到、吸引到、驅使到某事物上。
3、由此引申為：呼籲，申訴、上訴、懇求、求助、吸引力等含義。
4. Appealing：我漂亮----吸引人的，打動人心的。
英文詞源
- appealing
- mid-15c. as a noun, "action of petitioning a higher court or authority," verbal noun from appeal (v.). Adjectival sense of "attractive" attested by 1892. Related: Appealingly.
雙語例句
- 1. He is the least appealing character, to me at any rate.
- 他是其中最沒有吸引力的角色，至少對我來說是這樣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious.
- 探員呼籲看到任何可疑情況的人進行舉報。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. They are appealing to the world community to come to Jordan's assistance.
- 他們正在呼籲國際社會向約旦伸出援手。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Why do intelligent people find quack remedies so appealing?
- 為什麽聰明人會被江湖醫術所吸引？
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. She had an appealing flirty smile.
- 她的微笑嫵媚動人。
來自柯林斯例句