prepossessing

a. 给人好感的

词形变化

more prepossessing 比较级 most prepossessing 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    present participle and gerund of prepossess

adj.
  1. 1.

    Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive

  2. 2.

    Causing prejudice.

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近义相关 1

attractive

词源

From prepossess + -ing. Attested in 1610s with the meaning of "getting possession of (ground or land) beforehand". The meaning "to possess (a person) beforehand with a feeling, notion, etc." developed in 1630s, acquiring by the 40s of the same century the meaning of "to cause (someone) to have a favorable opinion of something, preoccupy the mind or heart of".

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