tempter

IPA/ˈtemptə(r)/
IPA/ˈtemptər/

tempter — 名詞

1. someone who tries to make another person want to do something wrong, unwise, or

1.名詞
釋義

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

例句

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

同義詞
  • enticer

    stresses drawing someone in with something attractive

  • seducer

    stresses leading someone away from what is right