Enticed 是动词 entice 的过去式和过去分词,意为"引诱、诱惑、吸引",指通过提供某种好处或令人愉悦的事物来吸引某人做某事。通常含有巧妙地、有策略地吸引的意味。
/ɪnˈtaɪst/
The smell of fresh bread enticed me into the bakery.
新鲜面包的香味把我吸引进了面包店。
She was enticed by the company's generous offer and decided to leave her current job, despite having worked there for over a decade.
她被那家公司丰厚的待遇所吸引,决定离开现在的工作,尽管她已经在那里工作了十多年。
entice 源自古法语 enticier,意为"激起、煽动",更早可追溯到通俗拉丁语 intitiare,由 **in-**(进入)和 titio(燃烧的木头)构成,原始含义有"点燃、激发"之意。随着时间推移,词义逐渐演变为"通过诱惑来吸引"。