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单词 tempter
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Definition of tempter in English:

tempter

noun ˈtɛm(p)təˈtɛm(p)tər
  • 1A person or thing that tempts.

    引诱者,诱惑物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The destructive tempter is within as much as without.
    • The tempters know their limitations: only the individual can bring about his own damnation.
    • You've got two villains here - the tempters and the tempted.
    • The tempter this time has been resisted.
    • He is the subtle tempter of man's moral balance.
    • The devil is a prominent character in the film, and takes the role of tempter and power broker.
    • The walk is visually stunning for anyone used to a dry, brown landscape, and a serious tempter for more.
    • The women are both tempters and comforters.
    • Satan is the insidious tempter who whispers in men's hearts.
    • Many varieties of religion have long spoken about a Satan or tempter.
    • The temptress and tempters have described their seduction technique.
    1. 1.1 The Devil.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was as if Tempter was standing in front of her.
      • Jesus resisted the Tempter.
      • There is little appreciation of the documented tricks of The Tempter.
      • His grapples with the Tempter are portrayed in dark, unsettling detail.
      • His very name, Satan, means Tempter.
      • This is Satan the Tempter: jovial, charming and utterly plausible.
      • He is quite unlike the biblical Tempter in his actions.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French tempteur, from ecclesiastical Latin temptator, from Latin temptare 'to handle, test, try'.

Rhymes

pre-emptor

Definition of tempter in US English:

tempter

nounˈtɛm(p)tərˈtem(p)tər
  • 1A person or thing that tempts.

    引诱者,诱惑物

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The tempter this time has been resisted.
    • The devil is a prominent character in the film, and takes the role of tempter and power broker.
    • The tempters know their limitations: only the individual can bring about his own damnation.
    • Many varieties of religion have long spoken about a Satan or tempter.
    • Satan is the insidious tempter who whispers in men's hearts.
    • He is the subtle tempter of man's moral balance.
    • The temptress and tempters have described their seduction technique.
    • The destructive tempter is within as much as without.
    • You've got two villains here - the tempters and the tempted.
    • The walk is visually stunning for anyone used to a dry, brown landscape, and a serious tempter for more.
    • The women are both tempters and comforters.
    1. 1.1the Tempter The Devil.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • There is little appreciation of the documented tricks of The Tempter.
      • His very name, Satan, means Tempter.
      • It was as if Tempter was standing in front of her.
      • Jesus resisted the Tempter.
      • He is quite unlike the biblical Tempter in his actions.
      • His grapples with the Tempter are portrayed in dark, unsettling detail.
      • This is Satan the Tempter: jovial, charming and utterly plausible.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French tempteur, from ecclesiastical Latin temptator, from Latin temptare ‘to handle, test, try’.

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