mesmerizing

IPA/ˈmezməraɪzɪŋ/
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mesmerizing — 形容詞

  • mesmerizingpositive
  • more mesmerizingcomparative
  • most mesmerizingsuperlative

1. so beautiful or skilful that it holds your attention completely, as if you are u

1.形容詞B2
釋義

令人著迷

美得讓人目不轉睛，無法移開視線

so beautiful or skilful that it holds your attention completely, as if you are under a spell

例句

Fatima could not take her eyes off the mesmerizing flames in the fireplace.

Fatima 無法將目光從壁爐裡迷人的火焰上移開。

The street performer's mesmerizing tricks drew a large crowd in the square.

街頭藝人令人著迷的把戲吸引了廣場上的一大群人。

collocation: mesmerizing + performance noun (tricks)

常見搭配
  • mesmerizing beauty
  • mesmerizing gaze
  • mesmerizing voice
  • mesmerizing performance
同義詞
  • captivating

    less intense; suggests charm rather than a trance-like pull

  • enchanting

    implies a magical, fairy-tale quality

  • spellbinding

    emphasizes the power to make you unable to look away or move

  • hypnotic

    closest in meaning; often describes rhythmic, repetitive things

反義詞
  • boring

    fails to hold your attention at all

  • repulsive

    actively pushes your attention away

文法句型

find + something + mesmerizing

there is something mesmerizing about + noun/gerund

用法筆記

Often describes visual experiences (sights, performances, views) but also applies to sounds, voices, and stories. Stronger than 'beautiful' or 'interesting' — it suggests an almost hypnotic pull that makes everything else fade away.

常見錯誤

The exam results were mesmerizing.
The exam results were amazing.
'Mesmerizing' describes something that holds your attention spellbound through beauty or skill, not something that simply surprises or impresses you.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • mesmerizing effect
  • mesmerizing sight
  • mesmerizing quality

副詞搭配

  • utterly mesmerizing
  • absolutely mesmerizing
  • completely mesmerizing

常用片語

  • find something mesmerizing
  • there is something mesmerizing about

介系詞搭配

  • mesmerizing to watch
  • mesmerizing to behold