单词 | enticement |
释义 | enticement (once / 14793 pages) n WORD FAMILY enticement: enticements+/entice: enticed, enticement, entices, enticing/enticing: enticingest, enticingly USAGE EXAMPLESRight off the bat, the big difference between the two is the enticement offered by the Islamic State terrorist army. Washington Times(Dec 21, 2016) They are advertisements, enticements and also obscure code, meant to be discerned by only a select few. New York Times(Dec 21, 2016) Mr. Trump is using coercion and enticement to get firms to manufacture in the U.S. Wall Street Journal(Dec 21, 2016) 1n something that seduces or has the quality to seduce Syn|Hypo|Hyper temptation forbidden fruit originally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality) bait, come-on, hook, lure, sweeteneranything that serves as an enticement allurementattractiveness influence a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do 2n qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward Syn|Hyper come-on, lure attraction, attractiveness the quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts 3n the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire his enticements were shameless Syn|Hypo|Hyper temptation blandishment, wheedling the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery leading astray, leading offthe act of enticing others into sinful ways seductionenticing someone astray from right behavior allurement, solicitationthe act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) ingratiation, insinuationthe act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort |
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