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）
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》