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单词 fascination
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Definition of fascination in English:

fascination

noun ˌfasɪˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌfæsəˈneɪʃ(ə)n
mass noun
  • 1The power to fascinate someone; the quality of being fascinating.

    魅力;魔力

    television has always held a fascination for me

    电视总是令我着迷。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Certainly, spices added flavour interest to a dish, but their fascination resided primarily in their symbolic value.
    • The Himalayan region has long held a particular fascination for the western mind.
    • It is a game that provides an endless source of fascination as well as fuelling the odd argument.
    • The snakes and spiders had a strange fascination.
    • The preserved hull and associated museum will continue to hold a fascination for maritime and terrestrial archaeologists.
    • Some 80 years after its initial release, this wildly over-scaled silent melodrama retains a certain hothouse fascination.
    • Part of the fascination has been the use of many varied mathematical tools to solve the practical problems in coding.
    • And the strange thing is that her life holds as much fascination for us here in Ireland as it does for the public across the water.
    • The fascination about this musical is the exciting rock rhythms and the memorable, lyrical melodies.
    • It does have a horrible fascination - the ultimate reality show in action.
    • That first good bullet, bright as a newly minted coin, has always been an item of fascination to me.
    • For Fuhrman, the emergence of poetry as fruitful untruth is a source of fascination.
    • How he maintains his athletic prowess is a subject of fascination among his fans and consternation among his opponents.
    • In the 1970s, the enthusiasm of many obstetricians for electronic foetal monitoring was in fact a real fascination.
    • Much of the fascination Schwarzkogler holds is due to the sheer lack of available information.
    • The idea of "document" seems to have a promising fascination for the twenty-first century psyche.
    • Indeed, this lack of direct descendants is not least among the fascinations provided by "Into the Light."
    • It remains one of the best works ever written on the fascination that communism holds for generations of intellectuals.
    • However I can understand that there is a fascination in motor bikes and quads for young people.
    • Nevertheless, the topic has some fascination.
    Synonyms
    interest, preoccupation, passion, obsession, compulsion, captivation, enchantment
    allure, lure, allurement
    charm, attraction, intrigue, attractiveness, appeal, magnetism, pull, draw
    1. 1.1 The state of being fascinated.
      迷恋;着魔
      he had a lifelong fascination with science

      他一生迷恋科学。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • I have always had a fascination for botanic gardens.
      • This fascination with instant celebrity, focused on everyday people who find fame overnight, has been fueled by reality TV.
      • His true fascination was with the exploration of human character through facial expression.
      • There was, however, more than this in his fascination with Greek tragedy.
      • A cheerful site for those of us with morbid fascination.
      • My fascination with this odd subject is hard to explain.
      • It was the fascination with the poem's musicality that really got Ellison interested in writing.
      • Like a lot of westerners, they had a fascination with the good life.
      • Several children remained politely outside, staring in silent fascination at this new visitor in their midst.
      • He also expanded his concept of history into the contemporary period through a fascination with international affairs.
      • A casual view of some of our articles might suggest a morbid fascination with the dead.
      • My fascination with on-stage French snow may seem strange.
      • Several band members are historians and their fascination with Bulgaria's past drew the group together.
      • Their adventurous and inquisitive nature explains their fascination with the ancient beauty and splendor of Egypt.
      • I suppose we all have a fascination with death.
      • The battles between the Rock and the Cobra spurred the fascination of the public.
      • The 65-year-old Rolling Stones singer has now revealed a fascination for Latin, the ancient language.
      • The society hopes the exhibits will explain the fascination steam has aroused in the minds of the people.
      • I watched all the big fish with morbid fascination.
      • Part of the public's fascination lay in the author's somewhat eccentric lifestyle.

Usage

The two senses of fascination each take a different preposition. A person has a fascination with something they are very interested in (her fascination with the royal family), whereas something interesting holds a fascination for a person (words have always held a fascination for me). The Oxford English Corpus shows that the distinction is often blurred today, but it should be maintained in careful writing

Definition of fascination in US English:

fascination

nounˌfasəˈnāSH(ə)nˌfæsəˈneɪʃ(ə)n
  • 1The power to fascinate someone; the quality of being fascinating.

    魅力;魔力

    television has always held a fascination for me

    电视总是令我着迷。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Part of the fascination has been the use of many varied mathematical tools to solve the practical problems in coding.
    • How he maintains his athletic prowess is a subject of fascination among his fans and consternation among his opponents.
    • However I can understand that there is a fascination in motor bikes and quads for young people.
    • Some 80 years after its initial release, this wildly over-scaled silent melodrama retains a certain hothouse fascination.
    • The idea of "document" seems to have a promising fascination for the twenty-first century psyche.
    • The Himalayan region has long held a particular fascination for the western mind.
    • It remains one of the best works ever written on the fascination that communism holds for generations of intellectuals.
    • It is a game that provides an endless source of fascination as well as fuelling the odd argument.
    • Certainly, spices added flavour interest to a dish, but their fascination resided primarily in their symbolic value.
    • Indeed, this lack of direct descendants is not least among the fascinations provided by "Into the Light."
    • The fascination about this musical is the exciting rock rhythms and the memorable, lyrical melodies.
    • That first good bullet, bright as a newly minted coin, has always been an item of fascination to me.
    • Nevertheless, the topic has some fascination.
    • The snakes and spiders had a strange fascination.
    • It does have a horrible fascination - the ultimate reality show in action.
    • Much of the fascination Schwarzkogler holds is due to the sheer lack of available information.
    • In the 1970s, the enthusiasm of many obstetricians for electronic foetal monitoring was in fact a real fascination.
    • For Fuhrman, the emergence of poetry as fruitful untruth is a source of fascination.
    • The preserved hull and associated museum will continue to hold a fascination for maritime and terrestrial archaeologists.
    • And the strange thing is that her life holds as much fascination for us here in Ireland as it does for the public across the water.
    Synonyms
    interest, preoccupation, passion, obsession, compulsion, captivation, enchantment
    1. 1.1 The state of being fascinated.
      迷恋;着魔
      he had a lifelong fascination with science

      他一生迷恋科学。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • Several children remained politely outside, staring in silent fascination at this new visitor in their midst.
      • There was, however, more than this in his fascination with Greek tragedy.
      • I watched all the big fish with morbid fascination.
      • Their adventurous and inquisitive nature explains their fascination with the ancient beauty and splendor of Egypt.
      • The society hopes the exhibits will explain the fascination steam has aroused in the minds of the people.
      • It was the fascination with the poem's musicality that really got Ellison interested in writing.
      • His true fascination was with the exploration of human character through facial expression.
      • I suppose we all have a fascination with death.
      • Like a lot of westerners, they had a fascination with the good life.
      • Several band members are historians and their fascination with Bulgaria's past drew the group together.
      • A cheerful site for those of us with morbid fascination.
      • The 65-year-old Rolling Stones singer has now revealed a fascination for Latin, the ancient language.
      • This fascination with instant celebrity, focused on everyday people who find fame overnight, has been fueled by reality TV.
      • I have always had a fascination for botanic gardens.
      • Part of the public's fascination lay in the author's somewhat eccentric lifestyle.
      • A casual view of some of our articles might suggest a morbid fascination with the dead.
      • He also expanded his concept of history into the contemporary period through a fascination with international affairs.
      • My fascination with on-stage French snow may seem strange.
      • My fascination with this odd subject is hard to explain.
      • The battles between the Rock and the Cobra spurred the fascination of the public.

Usage

The two senses of fascination each take a different preposition. A person has a fascination with something they are very interested in (her fascination with the royal family), whereas something interesting holds a fascination for a person (words have always held a fascination for me). The Oxford English Corpus shows that the distinction is often blurred today, but it should be maintained in careful writing
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