entice

• vt. 誘使；慫恿

詞源不詳，可能來自拉丁語titio, 火把，即煽風點火，引誘。或來自titillate, 撓癢，挑逗。

entice

entice: [13] Entice is an inflammatory sort of word. It comes ultimately from Latin tītiō ‘firebrand’, which was used, with the prefix in- ‘in’, to form the Vulgar Latin verb *intītiāre ‘set on fire’. This passed into English via Old French enticier, and originally retained much of the heat and vigour of its origins: ‘Your master is enticed and provoked by the Duke of Burgundy’, Richard Grafton, Chronicles of the Affairs of England 1568; but by the 17th century the process of softening from ‘incitement’ to ‘allurement’ was all but complete.

entice (v.)

late 13c., intice, from Old French enticier "to stir up (fire), to excite, incite," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *intitiare "set on fire," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + titio (genitive titionis) "firebrand," which is of uncertain origin. Meaning "to allure, attract" is from c. 1300. Related: Enticed; enticing; enticingly.

1. Retailers have tried almost everything to entice shoppers through their doors.

零售商們幾乎嚐試了所有辦法以吸引購物者進入商店。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores.

低廉的價格意在把顧客從其他商店吸引過來。

來自《權威詞典》

3. Higher education grants are a carrot with which to entice students.

高等教育的助學金是吸引學生的誘惑物.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. An attempt is being made to entice otters back to the river.

人們正試圖把水獺引誘回河裏去.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. Nothing will entice the children from television.

沒有任何東西能把孩子們從電視機前誘開.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》