英语单词

entertaining是什么意思

entertaining

英 [entə'teɪnɪŋ] 美 [,ɛntɚ'tenɪŋ]
  • adj. 令人愉快的
  • v. 款待(entertain的ing形式)

助记提示


1. enter- (inter-) + -tain + -ing.
2. => keep or hold someone's mind among many different and interesting things.
=> keep or hold something like amusing or treat between / among people.
=> keep or hold something attractive or interesting among / in one's mind.
3. 所谓花花世界、五彩缤纷、其乐无穷,由此引申义:娱乐,助兴。
4. 类推:The original Old French version of enterprise was emprise.
5. => The original Old French version of entertain was *emtenir(*emtain).
6. 因此这里的enter-前缀应该说还含有“in”的含义,这还可以从单词enter及该前缀的源头可以看出来。
7. enter- "in" => hold or keep one's mind in something, hold (in), keep (in), maintain (in).

双语例句


1. They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 school-children for an afternoon.
他们一个下午成功接待了80名学童。

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2. Miro is the most inventive and entertaining of surrealist painters.
米罗是最具创造力和娱乐性的超现实主义画家。

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3. To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining.
要想创造更多的收入,这项体育活动需要变得更加有趣味性。

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4. This is actually a very entertaining book putting over serious health messages.
这实际上是一本非常有趣的书,讲述了大量的健康知识。

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5. This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking film.
这部电影令人捧腹,却又发人深省。

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