allurement

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /əˈlʊɚmənt/|/əˈlɚmənt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Attractiveness; appeal, charisma. countable,uncountable
    — He read the letter aloud. Sophia listened with the studied air of one for whom, even in these days, a title possessed some surreptitious allurement.
  2. An enticement, inducement or bait. countable,uncountable
    — That though their Thoughts are ever turn'd upon appearing Aimiable, yet every Feature of their Faces and every Part of their Dress is fill'd with Snares and Allurements.

词形变化

allurements plural

词源

Etymology tree
English allure
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥
Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom
Proto-Italic *-mentom
Latin -mentum
Old French -mentbor.
Middle English -ment
English -ment
English allurement
From allure + -ment.
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