| 单词 | smitten |
| 释义 | smitten (once / 1403 pages) adj Smitten means overwhelmed or struck by something, usually love. The way you light up every time the waiter comes over to your table, it’s obvious you’re smitten with him. Smitten is related to the verb smite, which comes from the Old English smitan, meaning “to hit, strike, beat.” What do hitting and beating have to do with love, you may ask? Well, when some people fall in love they report feeling as though they've been "struck by lightning." Obviously those people have never actually been struck by lightning, because when you're struck by lightning you don't start saying things like, "Oh, you like the beach? Brad loves the beach!" and, "You have a cat? So does Brad!" WORD FAMILYsmite: smit, smited, smites, smiting, smitten, smote USAGE EXAMPLESRegardless, they hit it off, with the Daily Mail reporting that Harry was immediately smitten, and he “bombarded” Markle with texts. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Ray, himself a pianist, was smitten by her musical proficiency, not to mention her striking good looks. Time(Dec 22, 2016) Jarman was instantly smitten with the much younger computer programmer, then employed on secret Ministry of Defence projects. BBC(Dec 20, 2016) 1adj (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming conscience- smitten Syn stricken, struck affected acted upon; influenced 2adj marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness Syn enamored, in love, infatuated, potty, soft on, taken with loving feeling or showing love and affection |
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