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charm

UK /tʃɑːm/US /tʃɑːrm/

词源

源自中古英语 'charme',来自古法语 'charme',最终源于拉丁语 'carmen',意为“歌曲”或“咒语”。

noun

❶ 魅力或吸引力,指某人或某物具有令人愉悦或喜爱的特质,能让人产生好感或兴趣。

“She has a natural charm that makes everyone like her.”

(她有一种自然的魅力,让每个人都喜欢她。)

“The small town has a charm that big cities lack.”

(这座小镇有一种大城市所缺乏的魅力。)

❶ 护身符或符咒,指被认为具有魔力或能带来好运的小物件或咒语。

“He wore a lucky charm around his neck.”

(他脖子上戴着一个幸运护身符。)

“The witch cast a charm to protect the village.”

(女巫施了一个咒语来保护村庄。)

同义词:appeal, attraction, enchantment, amulet, talisman

verb

❶ 迷住或吸引,指通过魅力或技巧使某人感到愉悦或被吸引。

“He charmed the audience with his performance.”

(他用表演迷住了观众。)

“She charmed her way into getting the job.”

(她凭借魅力成功获得了这份工作。)

同义词:enchant, delight, fascinate, bewitch, captivate

常见短语

charm offensive — 魅力攻势,指通过友好或讨好的行为来赢得他人的支持或好感。

“The politician launched a charm offensive to gain voters' trust.”

(这位政治家发起了一场魅力攻势,以赢得选民的信任。)

third time's the charm — 第三次会成功,表示前两次尝试失败后,第三次可能会成功。

“I failed twice, but third time's the charm!”

(我失败了两次,但第三次会成功!)