fascination

fascination — 名詞

1. the feeling you have when you are extremely interested in someone or something,

1.名詞B1
釋義

著迷

對……感到極度興趣而入神的感受

the feeling you have when you are extremely interested in someone or something, so that you want to keep watching, listening, or learning about them

例句

Yan watched the street performer with fascination as the crowd gathered around him.

Yan 帶著著迷的神情看著那位街頭藝人，周圍的人群越聚越多。

pattern: 'with fascination' — describes the feeling while watching

Romi stared at the old photograph in quiet fascination.

Romi 靜靜凝視著那張老照片，看得入迷。

pattern: 'in fascination' — the state of being fascinated

同義詞
  • captivation

    less common; suggests being completely held by something

  • rapt attention

    more formal, focuses on the quality of sustained focus

  • enchantment

    more poetic; implies a magical or delightfully absorbing quality

反義詞

文法句型

in/with fascination

watch/listen/stare in fascination

用法筆記

Uncountable only — you do not say 'a fascination' in this sense. Commonly used in the fixed phrases 'in fascination' and 'with fascination' to describe the manner of watching or listening.

常見錯誤

❌I watched the show with a fascination.
✅I watched the show with fascination.
💡This sense is uncountable and does not take an article.

2. the special quality that someone or something has of being very interesting or a

2.名詞B1
釋義

魅力

吸引人的特質或力量

the special quality that someone or something has of being very interesting or attractive, making people want to watch, learn about, or be near them

例句

The old city of Kyoto holds a strange fascination for visitors from around the world.

古老的京都對世界各地的遊客有種奇異的魅力。

collocation: 'holds a fascination for' — the quality that attracts

Part of the fascination of science is that it constantly raises new questions.

科學的魅力之一，在於它不斷提出新的問題。

pattern: 'the fascination of [something]' — identifying what makes it interesting

同義詞
  • allure

    suggests a tempting or desirable quality, often with mystery

  • appeal

    broader and more general; can describe almost any positive quality

  • charm

    more emotional and personal; often used for people or pleasant places

  • attraction

    more direct; can be physical or metaphorical

反義詞
  • repulsion

    the quality of driving people away

  • dullness

    lack of interesting or attractive qualities

文法句型

the fascination of [noun]

hold/have a fascination for [someone]

a [adjective] fascination

用法筆記

Can be used with or without an article. Without an article ('fascination') it refers to the general quality; with 'a' + adjective ('a strange fascination') it highlights a particular type of attractive power. The object of the quality is typically introduced by 'for' (a fascination for visitors) or 'of' (the fascination of science).

常見錯誤

❌The city has fascination for tourists.' (grammatically borderline)
✅The city holds a fascination for tourists.
💡An article or determiner is expected when this sense is countable.
❌I felt the fascination of the painting's beauty.' (ambiguous with sense 1)
✅The painting has a quiet fascination that draws you in.
💡Use 'hold/have a fascination' to clearly express the quality sense.

3. an extremely strong and often lasting interest in a particular subject, activity

3.名詞B1
釋義

熱衷

對某事物持續的濃厚興趣

an extremely strong and often lasting interest in a particular subject, activity, or person — for example, someone who collects old maps may have a lifelong fascination with cartography

例句

Jack has had a lifelong fascination with how clocks and watches work.

Jack 對時鐘和手錶的運作原理一直懷有極大的熱衷。

pattern: 'a fascination with [something]' — enduring interest in a subject

Mizuki developed a fascination for traditional Japanese pottery while living in Kyoto.

Mizuki 在京都居住期間，對傳統日本陶藝產生了濃厚的熱衷。

pattern: 'a fascination for [something]' — developing interest

同義詞
  • obsession

    stronger and more negative; can suggest something unhealthy or uncontrollable

  • preoccupation

    suggests the interest fills one's thoughts; slightly more formal

  • passion

    more active and enthusiastic; implies enjoyment and engagement

  • fixation

    suggests an excessive, sometimes irrational attachment

反義詞

文法句型

a fascination with [something]

have/develop a fascination for [something]

[someone's] fascination with [something]

用法筆記

Countable — always used with 'a' or a possessive ('her fascination', 'the boy's fascination'). The preposition 'with' is more common in American English, while 'for' is also used in both British and American English. Unlike sense 1, this sense describes an enduring preoccupation rather than a moment of captivated attention.

常見錯誤

❌He has fascination with trains.
✅He has a fascination with trains.
💡This sense always takes an article or determiner.
❌She has a fascination for insects' (when you mean she finds them momentarily interesting)
✅She has a fascination with insects' or use sense 1: 'She watched the insect with fascination.
💡Sense 3 implies a sustained, deep interest, not a brief reaction.