compelling
英 [kəm'pelɪŋ]
美 [kəm'pɛlɪŋ]
- adj. 引人注目的;強製的;激發興趣的
- v. 強迫;以強力獲得(compel的ing形式)
助記提示
1、com- "together" + pell- + -ing.
2、字麵含義:drive together, drive to one place (of cattle).
3、其原始字麵含義為:迫使或將其驅趕到一起;後來含義由此引申和一般化,表示廣義的、一般意義的強迫、迫使。
中文詞源
compelling 引人入勝的來自compel, 強迫。
英文詞源
- compelling (adj.)
- c. 1600, present participle adjective from compel. Meaning "irresistible" is from 1901. Related: Compellingly.
雙語例句
- 1. Her eyes were her best feature, wide-set and compelling.
- 她的眼睛是她五官中長得最好的,大而迷人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His prose is always lucid and compelling.
- 他的散文素來簡潔、有力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Her latest book makes compelling reading.
- 她新出的書讀起來扣人心弦。
來自《權威詞典》
- 4. The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it.
- 證據是那樣的令人折服,他覺得不得不接受。
來自《權威詞典》
- 5. There is no logically compelling argument to support their claims.
- 沒有任何邏輯上有說服力的論據來支持他們的主張.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》