appealing
英 [əˈpiː.lɪŋ]
美 [əˈpiː.lɪŋ]
- adj. 吸引人的;动人的;引起兴趣的;恳求似的
- v. 恳求(appeal的ing形式);将…上诉
1、ap- "to" + -pel "drive" => appel- => appeal (-e- => -ea-) + -ing.
2、含义:make or let sb drive to sth. 也就是:使、让或者将某人赶到、吸引到、驱使到某事物上。
3、由此引申为:呼吁,申诉、上诉、恳求、求助、吸引力等含义。
4. Appealing:我漂亮----吸引人的,打动人心的。
- appealing
- mid-15c. as a noun, "action of petitioning a higher court or authority," verbal noun from appeal (v.). Adjectival sense of "attractive" attested by 1892. Related: Appealingly.
- 1. He is the least appealing character, to me at any rate.
- 他是其中最没有吸引力的角色,至少对我来说是这样。
- 2. Detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious.
- 探员呼吁看到任何可疑情况的人进行举报。
- 3. They are appealing to the world community to come to Jordan's assistance.
- 他们正在呼吁国际社会向约旦伸出援手。
- 4. Why do intelligent people find quack remedies so appealing?
- 为什么聪明人会被江湖医术所吸引?
- 5. She had an appealing flirty smile.
- 她的微笑妩媚动人。