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vt. 诱骗, 引诱, 怂恿

发音

CA /ɪnˈtaɪs/

词形变化

enticed entices 三单 entices enticest enticing enticing 现在分词 enticed 过去式 enticed 过去分词

别名

entise entyse intice

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.

    诱惑

    及物

    I enticed the little bear into the trap with a pot of honey.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

lure tempt

上位词 2

provoke stimulate

下位词 9

call hook bait seduce stool decoy snare tweedle lead on

词源

From Middle English enticen, from Old French enticier (“to stir up or excite”), from a Vulgar Latin *intitiāre (“I set on fire”), from in- + titiō (“firebrand (tool)”), from Proto-Italic *tītjō (“heating”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *teih₁- (“to become hot, melt or to end”).

来源：wiktionary