单词 | enchanting |
释义 | enchanting (once / 1596 pages) adj Something that's enchanting is charming and delightful. You might be surprised and pleased by the enchanting view from the window in your hotel room. When something is enchanting, it's a pleasure to look at, almost as if it's put a spell on you. Some actresses have such enchanting faces that audiences will sit through terrible movies just to gaze at them. If your grandmother describes a little boy with enchanting manners, she means he was delightfully polite and lovely to talk to. The Old French enchanter, "bewitch or cast a spell," is at the root of enchanting, from the Latin incantare, "cast a spell on." WORD FAMILYenchanting: enchantingly+/disenchant: disenchanted, disenchanting, disenchantment, disenchants/disenchanted: disenchantedly/disenchantment: disenchantments/enchant: disenchant, enchanted, enchanter, enchanting, enchantment, enchants/enchanted: enchantedly/enchanter: enchanters/enchantment: enchantments USAGE EXAMPLESIt was an enchanting way to launch the rest of the school day. The New Yorker(Dec 28, 2016) Her voice is enchanting and this sprawling collection of funky electronics and sweet retro R&B flourishes is bright. Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) It is a contemplative concert work — utterly mesmerizing, despite modern-leaning harmonies — and enchanting. New York Times(Dec 15, 2016) adj capturing interest as if by a spell enchanting music Syn bewitching, captivating, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating attractive pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm |
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