tempter
tempter — 名詞
1. someone who tries to make another person want to do something wrong, unwise, or
誘惑者
設法引誘別人做壞事或不智之事的人
someone who tries to make another person want to do something wrong, unwise, or forbidden
The snake in the old story plays the tempter who offers Eve the fruit.
古老故事裡的那條蛇扮演誘惑者,把果子獻給夏娃。
tempter + who-clause: the person doing the tempting
Every morning, the bakery window was a tempter for people walking to work.
每天早上,麵包店的櫥窗都是上班路人的誘惑者。
figurative: a thing can be a tempter, not only a person
Aylin ignored the tempter in the group chat who kept urging her to skip class.
Aylin 不理會群組裡那個一直慫恿她翹課的誘惑者。
Lukas's grandmother warned him that a tempter often smiles and offers something free.
Lukas 的奶奶警告他,誘惑者往往面帶微笑,還會送你免費的東西。
a/the + tempter as subject of a general warning
Mayumi's brother played the tempter, leaving fried chicken on her desk during her diet.
Mayumi 的哥哥扮演誘惑者,在她節食期間把炸雞放在她的書桌上。