
美:/'ˈtemptɪd/
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v. 引誘;吸引;冒險試探(神靈或抽象力量)(tempt 的過去式及過去分詞)
adj. 被引誘(而想做)的
We're tempted to book a last-minute flight to Paris for the long weekend.
我們很想買最後時刻飛機票去巴黎過個長周末。
Those were her precise words, so there can be no denying that it was she who first tempted him.
這是她的原話,所以不可否認,是她首先誘惑了他。
Tempted as I was by the chocolate-flavored cigarette wrappers, my only purchase was some mediocre pork buns and pastries from the Wonder Bakery.
盡管我被巧克力味的卷煙紙吸引住了,但我隻買了一些普通的豬肉包和 Wonder Bakery 的糕點。
I was sorely tempted to retaliate.
我非常想報複。
I'm very tempted to sell my house.
我很想賣掉我的房子。
I was tempted by the dessert menu.
甜食菜單饞得我垂涎欲滴。
“tempted”是動詞“tempt”的過去分詞和過去式,表示“受到誘惑”或“被吸引去做某事”,通常包含主動選擇或内心掙紮的隱含意義。根據《牛津英語詞典》,其核心含義為“因吸引力或潛在利益而産生嘗試的沖動,即便知道可能不妥”。例如:“She was tempted to buy the expensive dress”暗含購買行為可能超出預算但仍具吸引力。
該詞在語境中的應用可分為三類:
語言學研究發現,“tempted”在當代英語中多用于第一人稱表達心理矛盾,如劍橋語料庫顯示78%的用例包含“I was tempted to...”結構。其語義強度介于“interested”和“compelled”之間,需通過副詞(如strongly tempted)或語境強化程度。
“Tempted” 是動詞tempt 的過去分詞和過去式形式,含義為“被誘惑;受吸引(去做某事,尤指明知可能不利或不當的事)”。以下是詳細解析:
場景 | 例句 |
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日常選擇 | I’m tempted to skip the meeting and go shopping.(我想翹會去購物。) |
道德困境 | The thief was tempted by the unlocked window.(敞開的窗戶讓小偷起了歹念。) |
商業營銷 | Limited-time offers tempt customers to spend more.(限時優惠誘使顧客消費更多。) |
源自拉丁語 temptare(試探;考驗),經古法語 tempter 進入中古英語,最初與“試探信仰”相關,後逐漸擴展至廣義的“引誘”。
總結來說,“tempted” 強調一種因外界或内在吸引力而産生的沖動,常伴隨理性與欲望的沖突。使用時需注意語境是否隱含負面後果或道德挑戰。
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