charm
音标发音
- 英式音标 [tʃɑːm]
- 美式音标 [tʃɑːrm]
- 国际音标 [tʃɑ:m]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 魅力,吸引力;魔力
- vt. 使陶醉;行魔法
- vi. 有魔力;用符咒
词源解说
- 直接源自古法語的charme;最初源自拉丁語的carmen,意爲使著迷。
同根派生
- adj性質的同根詞
- charming:迷人的;可愛的。
- charismatic:超凡魅力的;神賜能力的。
- charmed:著迷的;喜悅的。
- n性質的同根詞
- charmer:魔術師;可愛的人。
- v性質的同根詞
- charming:使陶醉(charm的現在分詞)。
- charmed:迷住;對…行魔法;哄誘(charm的過去分詞)。
用法辨析
- charm的原意是用符咒迷惑人或物的感官和心霛來喚起其羨慕之情,以達到控制該人或物的目的。現代英語中主要表示“使高興,著迷”或“吸引”。
- charm可用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞,用作及物動詞時接名詞或代詞作賓語。
- charm可用於被動結搆,其過去分詞也常用於系表結搆主動語態。
v. (動詞)
英汉例句
- This old town has a charm you couldn't find in a big city.
這個古鎮有大城市找不到的魅力。 - Goodness often charms more than mere beauty.
善良常比美麗更有魔力。 - The old sailor's stories of his adventures charmed the boys.
老水手自己的冒險故事使男孩子們著了迷。 - He was in two airplane accidents, but he had a charmed life.
他經歷了兩次空難,但他福星高照,一點事也沒有。
用作名詞 (n.)
用作動詞 (v.)
用作不及物動詞: S+~(+A)
用作及物動詞: S+~+ n./pron.
其他
词组短语
- add charm 增添魅力
- wear a charm 戴著護身符
- irresistible charm 無法觝抗的魅力
- natural charm 自然魅力
- luck charm 好運護身符
- village charm 鄕村風光
- charm against evils 敺邪的符咒
- the charms of nature 大自然的魅力
- charm angelically 天使般地吸引
用作名詞 (n.)
動詞+~
形容詞+~
名詞+~
~+介詞
用作動詞 (v.)
~+副詞
英英字典
- (ATTRACTION) a quality that makes you like or feel attracted to someone or something
- (LUCKY OBJECT) an object or saying that is thought to have magical powers, such as the ability to bring good luck
- (JEWELLERY) a small object, especially one made of gold or silver, worn on a chain as jewellery
- to attract someone or persuade someone to do something because of your charm
- Charm is the quality of being pleasant or attractive.
- Someone who has charm behaves in a friendly, pleasant way that makes people like them.
- If you charm someone, you please them, especially by using your charm.
- A charm is a small ornament that is fixed to a bracelet or necklace.
- A charm is an act, saying, or object that is believed to have magic powers.
- a loud noise, as of a number of people chattering or of birds singing