entertaining
英 [entə'teɪnɪŋ]
美 [,ɛntɚ'tenɪŋ]
- adj. 令人愉快的
- v. 款待（entertain的ing形式）
助記提示
1. enter- (inter-) + -tain + -ing.
2. => keep or hold someone's mind among many different and interesting things.
=> keep or hold something like amusing or treat between / among people.
=> keep or hold something attractive or interesting among / in one's mind.
3. 所謂花花世界、五彩繽紛、其樂無窮，由此引申義：娛樂，助興。
4. 類推：The original Old French version of enterprise was emprise.
5. => The original Old French version of entertain was *emtenir(*emtain).
6. 因此這裏的enter-前綴應該說還含有“in”的含義，這還可以從單詞enter及該前綴的源頭可以看出來。
7. enter- "in" => hold or keep one's mind in something, hold (in), keep (in), maintain (in).
雙語例句
- 1. They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 school-children for an afternoon.
- 他們一個下午成功接待了80名學童。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Miro is the most inventive and entertaining of surrealist painters.
- 米羅是最具創造力和娛樂性的超現實主義畫家。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining.
- 要想創造更多的收入，這項體育活動需要變得更加有趣味性。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. This is actually a very entertaining book putting over serious health messages.
- 這實際上是一本非常有趣的書，講述了大量的健康知識。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking film.
- 這部電影令人捧腹，卻又發人深省。
來自柯林斯例句