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compelling

英 [kəm'pelɪŋ] 美[kəm'pɛlɪŋ]
  • adj. 引人注目的;强制的;激发兴趣的
  • v. 强迫;以强力获得(compel的ing形式)

GRE中低频词

词态变化


副词: compellingly;

助记提示


1、com- "together" + pell- + -ing.
2、字面含义:drive together, drive to one place (of cattle).
3、其原始字面含义为:迫使或将其驱赶到一起;后来含义由此引申和一般化,表示广义的、一般意义的强迫、迫使。

中文词源


compelling 引人入胜的

来自compel, 强迫。

英文词源


compelling (adj.)
c. 1600, present participle adjective from compel. Meaning "irresistible" is from 1901. Related: Compellingly.

双语例句


1. Her eyes were her best feature, wide-set and compelling.
她的眼睛是她五官中长得最好的,大而迷人。

来自柯林斯例句

2. His prose is always lucid and compelling.
他的散文素来简洁、有力。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Her latest book makes compelling reading.
她新出的书读起来扣人心弦。

来自《权威词典》

4. The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it.
证据是那样的令人折服,他觉得不得不接受。

来自《权威词典》

5. There is no logically compelling argument to support their claims.
没有任何逻辑上有说服力的论据来支持他们的主张.

来自《简明英汉词典》