attraction

• n. 吸引，吸引力；引力；吸引人的事物

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英文词源

attraction (n.)

late 14c., from French attraction, from Latin attractionem (nominative attractio) "a drawing together," noun of action from past participle stem of attrahere (see attract). Originally a medical word, "absorption by the body;" meaning "action of drawing to" is from 1540s (again medical); extended to magnetic, then figuratively to personal (c. 1600) qualities. Meaning "a thing which draws a crowd, interesting or amusing exhibition" is from 1829, a sense that developed in English and soon transferred to the French equivalent of the word.

双语例句

1. The major box office attraction was, of course, the inimitable Peter Hunningale.

无人能比的彼得·亨宁格尔自然是主要的票房吸引力所在。

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2. The centre of attraction was Pierre Auguste Renoir's oil painting.

最吸引人注意的是皮埃尔·奥古斯特·雷诺阿的油画。

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3. Part of the attraction is Darwin's proximity to Asia.

达尔文市的魅力一部分在于它靠近亚洲。

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4. His love for her was not just physical attraction.

他对她的爱慕不只是肉体的吸引。

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5. In the play, talk is the sublimation of erotic attraction.

该剧以谈话这种方式不露痕迹地来展现情色诱惑。

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