1. 1使著迷、迷住(英式拼法;美式作 enthrall)

    To enthral someone is to hold their attention so completely that they listen or watch with great care — they almost forget the room around them.

    To enthral someone is to hold their attention so completely讓一個人enthral,就是把他們的注意力完全抓住,that they listen or watch with great care讓他們非常專心地聽或看——they almost forget the room around them他們幾乎忘了周圍的環境。

    It is a strong, slightly literary verb; everyday talk might say “it really grabbed me” or “I couldn’t look away.” Though actually, the oldest meaning was harsher: to make someone a thrall, a kind of slave. That old sense is now rare except in history or very high style.

    It is a strong, slightly literary verb它是個強烈、有點文學味的動詞;everyday talk might say 'it really grabbed me'日常口語可能會說'it really grabbed me'(真的把我吸住了),or 'I couldn't look away'或'I couldn't look away'(我沒辦法移開視線)。Though actually不過事實上,the oldest meaning was harsher最早的意思更嚴苛:to make someone a thrall是讓某人成為thrall,a kind of slave一種奴隸。That old sense is now rare except in history or very high style這個舊義現在很少見,只出現在歷史或非常正式的文體裡。

    Today’s common meaning is fascination, not chains.

    Today's common meaning is fascination, not chains今天常見的意思是著迷,不是枷鎖。

    British spelling is enthral (one l in the base form); American spelling is enthrall. You enthral a person, or an audience; you do not usually enthral a thing.

    British spelling is enthral英式拼法是enthral(one l in the base form原形只有一個l);American spelling is enthrall美式拼法是enthrall。You enthral a person, or an audience你可以enthral一個人或一群觀眾;you do not usually enthral a thing你通常不會enthral一個東西。

core核心畫面

組成en- (to make into) + thrall (an old word for a slave, or a person under someone else’s power). The “make a slave” picture later softened into “hold someone’s mind.”

同家族的字

  • thrallthe old noun inside it — a slave, or a state of being under someone else’s power

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:

  • enthrall

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。