1、ap- "to" + -pel "drive" => appel- => appeal (-e- => -ea-) + -ing.
2、含义:make or let sb drive to sth. 也就是:使、让或者将某人赶到、吸引到、驱使到某事物上。
3、由此引申为:呼吁,申诉、上诉、恳求、求助、吸引力等含义。
4. Appealing:我漂亮----吸引人的,打动人心的。
appealing
mid-15c. as a noun, "action of petitioning a higher court or authority," verbal noun from appeal (v.). Adjectival sense of "attractive" attested by 1892. Related: Appealingly.
1. He is the least appealing character, to me at any rate.
他是其中最没有吸引力的角色,至少对我来说是这样。
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2. Detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious.
探员呼吁看到任何可疑情况的人进行举报。
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3. They are appealing to the world community to come to Jordan's assistance.
他们正在呼吁国际社会向约旦伸出援手。
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4. Why do intelligent people find quack remedies so appealing?
1、ap- "to" + -pel "drive" => appel- => appeal (-e- => -ea-) + -ing.
2、含义:make or let sb drive to sth. 也就是:使、让或者将某人赶到、吸引到、驱使到某事物上。
3、由此引申为:呼吁,申诉、上诉、恳求、求助、吸引力等含义。
4. Appealing:我漂亮----吸引人的,打动人心的。
英文词源
appealing
mid-15c. as a noun, "action of petitioning a higher court or authority," verbal noun from appeal (v.). Adjectival sense of "attractive" attested by 1892. Related: Appealingly.
双语例句
1. He is the least appealing character, to me at any rate.
他是其中最没有吸引力的角色,至少对我来说是这样。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious.
探员呼吁看到任何可疑情况的人进行举报。
来自柯林斯例句
3. They are appealing to the world community to come to Jordan's assistance.
他们正在呼吁国际社会向约旦伸出援手。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Why do intelligent people find quack remedies so appealing?