enticement
/ɪnˈtaɪsmənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪnˈtaɪsmənt/ (ame, ipa) · /-mənt/ (ame, mw)
enticement — 名詞
- enticementsingular
- enticementsplural
1. the process of drawing a person toward an action by holding out a reward or enjo
利誘
用好處誘使人做某事
the process of drawing a person toward an action by holding out a reward or enjoyable experience
The app's enticement of teenagers with free skins worried many parents.
這款 app 用免費造型利誘青少年，讓許多家長很擔心。
enticement of + people + with + reward
By midday, the bakery's enticement of people walking past with warm samples had worked.
到中午前，麵包店用溫熱試吃品利誘走過門口的人，已經見效了。
Police investigated the enticement of migrant workers through false housing promises.
警方調查有人用假住宿承諾利誘外地勞工的案件。
The summer camp relied on enticement with extra pool time to fill its last spots.
那個夏令營靠加送游泳時間來利誘家長搶最後幾個名額。
- inducement
more formal and often used in business, policy, or law
- luring
plainer and often slightly more negative in tone
- persuasion
broader and does not require an offered reward
- deterrence
action meant to stop someone from doing something
- warning
tries to keep people away instead of drawing them in
文法句型
the enticement of + people + with + reward
rely on enticement with + reward
enticement through + promise
用法筆記
Often appears in formal or legal-style writing with a pattern like 'the enticement of [people] with [reward]'. Distinguish from sense 2: sense 1 names the method of drawing people in, while sense 2 names the attractive thing itself.
2. an appealing reward, benefit, or promise used to make someone interested or will
誘因
吸引人採取行動的好處
an appealing reward, benefit, or promise used to make someone interested or willing
A free dessert was enough enticement for Mia to try the new cafe.
免費甜點這項誘因，讓 Mia 願意試試那家新咖啡館。
enough enticement for + person + to-infinitive
For Lucas, the main enticement was a shorter train ride to work.
對 Lucas 來說，最大的誘因是通勤火車時間更短。
the main enticement was + noun phrase
The hotel added late checkout as an enticement for families with babies.
那家旅館把延後退房當成吸引帶嬰兒家庭的誘因。
Better health cover became a real enticement when Adina compared job offers.
Adina 比較工作機會時，更好的醫療保障成了真正的誘因。
- incentive
more neutral and practical, especially for money or policy
- lure
stronger and more suspicious, as if it may hide a trap
- attraction
broader and can describe natural appeal, not just a planned offer
- drawback
a feature that makes something less appealing
- disincentive
a formal word for something that discourages action
文法句型
an enticement for + person
use + noun + as an enticement
the main enticement was + noun phrase
用法筆記
Usually countable and often follows 'for' or appears after 'be' and 'as'. Distinguish from sense 1: here the focus is the reward, benefit, or attractive feature, not the act of persuading.