engaging

IPA/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/
KK[ɛnɡˈedʒɪŋ]IPA/ɪnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋ/

engaging — 形容詞

  • engagingpositive
  • more engagingcomparative
  • most engagingsuperlative

1. used to describe someone or something that makes you feel interested and want to

1.形容詞B2
釋義

迷人；吸引人

形容有趣討喜，能吸引注意力的

used to describe someone or something that makes you feel interested and want to pay attention, because they seem pleasant, likeable, or enjoyable.

例句

Beatriz gave an engaging talk about coral reefs at the science fair.

Beatriz 在科展上發表了一場關於珊瑚礁的精彩演講，非常吸引人。

collocation: engaging talk / engaging speaker

The children found the museum guide’s stories so engaging that they forgot about lunch.

孩子們覺得導覽員的故事太有趣了，連午餐都忘了吃。

pattern: find + object + engaging

常見搭配
  • engaging smile
  • engaging personality
  • engaging style
  • engaging talk
  • engaging story
  • engaging manner
  • engaging speaker
  • highly engaging
  • genuinely engaging
  • find someone/something engaging
同義詞
  • charming

    focuses on delightful, almost magical pleasantness; stronger on personal warmth than engaging

  • captivating

    suggests the power to completely capture attention; stronger intensity than engaging

  • appealing

    emphasises natural likability or attractiveness; slightly less active than engaging

  • fascinating

    implies strong, curious interest in the content; often used for ideas or topics rather than people

反義詞
  • boring

    fails to hold attention at all

  • dull

    lacks any interesting or attractive quality

文法句型

engaging + noun

linking verb + engaging

用法筆記

Used both attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (after a linking verb such as be, seem, or find). The predicative pattern find + object + engaging is especially common in reviews and opinions.

常見錯誤

The movie was very engaging to me.
I found the movie very engaging.
engaging is not typically followed by a to-infinitive; use find + object + engaging instead.

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常用片語

  • find someone/something engaging