英语词汇“attractive”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

attractive

/əˈtraktɪv

adjective

1Pleasing or appealing to the senses: an attractive village foliage can be as attractive as flowers...

Opinions that I agree with are more restful, and a sense of humour is attractive.
He is a small, intense individual with an attractive, self-deprecating sense of humour.
The landscaping of the village is very attractive with mature trees adding great character.

1.1(Of a person) appealing to look at; sexually alluring: a stunningly attractive, charismatic man...

For I suddenly seem to be encountering a new generation of stunningly attractive women in their fifties.
Footballer David Beckham is one of the most sexy and attractive men on the planet.
She was naturally attractive with her cute face and short but nicely curved body.

Synonyms

good-looking, nice-looking, beautiful, pretty, as pretty as a picture, handsome, lovely, stunning, striking, arresting, gorgeous, prepossessing, winning, fetching, captivating, bewitching, beguiling, engaging, charming, charismatic, enchanting, appealing, delightful, irresistible;

sexy, sexually attractive, sexual, seductive, alluring, tantalizing, ravishing, desirable, sultry, sensuous, sensual, erotic, arousing, luscious, lush, nubile;

Scottish & Northern English bonny

informal fanciable, beddable, tasty, hot, smashing, knockout, drop-dead gorgeous, out of this world, easy on the eye, come-hither, come-to-bed

British informal fit

North American informal cute, foxy, bootylicious

US informal on fleek

Australian/New Zealand informal spunky

literary beauteous

dated taking, well favoured

archaic comely, fair

rare sightly, pulchritudinous

1.2Having qualities or features which arouse interest: the site is close to other prestige schemes which should make it attractive to developers...

This opens up a spectre of interesting possibilities, none of them attractive to him.
However the interest rate gap was still proving attractive to foreign investors.
The region needs this type of investment to make it attractive to industrialists, tourists, and workers.

Synonyms

appealing, agreeable, pleasing, inviting, tempting, interesting, fascinating, irresistible

1.3Relating to attraction between physical objects: the attractive force between the magnets and the metal plate...

Adhesion is the attractive force that exists between the coating and the gun metal.
It is not easy to deform a solid because of the strong attractive forces within the structure.
If two atoms start to move apart, the attractive forces will draw them back toward each other.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'absorbent'): from French attractif, -ive, from late Latin attractivus, from the verb attrahere (see attract).

单词	attractive
释义	attractive /əˈtraktɪv / adjective 1Pleasing or appealing to the senses: an attractive village foliage can be as attractive as flowers... Opinions that I agree with are more restful, and a sense of humour is attractive. He is a small, intense individual with an attractive, self-deprecating sense of humour. The landscaping of the village is very attractive with mature trees adding great character. 1.1(Of a person) appealing to look at; sexually alluring: a stunningly attractive, charismatic man... For I suddenly seem to be encountering a new generation of stunningly attractive women in their fifties. Footballer David Beckham is one of the most sexy and attractive men on the planet. She was naturally attractive with her cute face and short but nicely curved body. Synonyms good-looking, nice-looking, beautiful, pretty, as pretty as a picture, handsome, lovely, stunning, striking, arresting, gorgeous, prepossessing, winning, fetching, captivating, bewitching, beguiling, engaging, charming, charismatic, enchanting, appealing, delightful, irresistible; sexy, sexually attractive, sexual, seductive, alluring, tantalizing, ravishing, desirable, sultry, sensuous, sensual, erotic, arousing, luscious, lush, nubile; Scottish & Northern English bonny informal fanciable, beddable, tasty, hot, smashing, knockout, drop-dead gorgeous, out of this world, easy on the eye, come-hither, come-to-bed British informal fit North American informal cute, foxy, bootylicious US informal on fleek Australian/New Zealand informal spunky literary beauteous dated taking, well favoured archaic comely, fair rare sightly, pulchritudinous 1.2Having qualities or features which arouse interest: the site is close to other prestige schemes which should make it attractive to* developers... This opens up a spectre of interesting possibilities, none of them attractive to him. However the interest rate gap was still proving attractive to foreign investors. The region needs this type of investment to make it attractive to industrialists, tourists, and workers. Synonyms appealing, agreeable, pleasing, inviting, tempting, interesting, fascinating, irresistible 1.3Relating to attraction between physical objects: the attractive force between the magnets and the metal plate... Adhesion is the attractive force that exists between the coating and the gun metal. It is not easy to deform a solid because of the strong attractive forces within the structure. If two atoms start to move apart, the attractive forces will draw them back toward each other. Origin Late Middle English (in the sense 'absorbent'): from French attractif, -ive, from late Latin attractivus, from the verb attrahere* (see attract).
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