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

To captivate means to attract others, fascinating or enchanting them. Some people are able to captivate with wit and charm, others with physical beauty, still others with intelligence.

Notice the similarity between the verbs captivate and capture. Both come ultimately from the Latin captus "taken captive." Still, while both words mean some sort of hold on someone, capture sounds harsh, as though a trap has been set, while captivate is a softer, more attractive word that suggests there might be a willingness to be caught. Robert S. McNamara, a former U.S. secretary of defense, said, "Coercion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him.”

WORD FAMILY

captivate: captivated, captivates, captivating, captivation+/captivating: captivatingly/captivation: captivations/captive: captivate, captives, captivity/captivity: captivities

USAGE EXAMPLES

Grigory Rasputin, a mystic peasant who captivated the Russian imperial court, met his death at the hands of aristocratic enemies 100 years ago.

BBC(Dec 30, 2016)

Here are the stories that captivated us most.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016)

Kennedy was captivated by Mexico City’s colourful markets full of exotic ingredients, and started learning to cook dishes from friends and their domestic workers.

The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016)

v attract; cause to be enamored

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

becharm, beguile, bewitch, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance

hold

hold the attention of

work

gratify and charm, usually in order to influence

appeal, attract

be attractive to

单词	captivate
释义	captivate (once / 1332 pages) v To captivate means to attract others, fascinating or enchanting them. Some people are able to captivate with wit and charm, others with physical beauty, still others with intelligence. Notice the similarity between the verbs captivate and capture. Both come ultimately from the Latin captus "taken captive." Still, while both words mean some sort of hold on someone, capture sounds harsh, as though a trap has been set, while captivate is a softer, more attractive word that suggests there might be a willingness to be caught. Robert S. McNamara, a former U.S. secretary of defense, said, "Coercion, after all, merely captures man. Freedom captivates him.” WORD FAMILY captivate: captivated, captivates, captivating, captivation+/captivating: captivatingly/captivation: captivations/captive: captivate, captives, captivity/captivity: captivities USAGE EXAMPLES Grigory Rasputin, a mystic peasant who captivated the Russian imperial court, met his death at the hands of aristocratic enemies 100 years ago. BBC(Dec 30, 2016) Here are the stories that captivated us most. Wall Street Journal(Dec 30, 2016) Kennedy was captivated by Mexico City’s colourful markets full of exotic ingredients, and started learning to cook dishes from friends and their domestic workers. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) v attract; cause to be enamored Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper becharm, beguile, bewitch, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, fascinate, trance hold hold the attention of work gratify and charm, usually in order to influence appeal, attract be attractive to
随便看	relative humidity relative incidence relative-in-law relatively relative majority relative molecular mass relative pronoun relative quantity relativise relativism relativistic relativistically relativistic mass relativity relativity theory relativize relatum relax relaxant relaxation relaxation behavior relaxation method relaxation time relaxed relaxer