单词 | allection |
释义 | † allectionn. Obsolete. rare. Something that allures or entices, an inducement; (also) the action of alluring, enticement. Cf. allectation n. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [noun] > an act of alluring1531 allection1583 enluring1612 1583 P. Stubbes Anat. Abuses sig. M.5 Mans nature..hath no need of allurements & allections to sin (as dauncing is). 1640 E. Reynolds Treat. Passions xlii The allection, enticing, and insinuation of the sensitive appetite. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1583 |
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