entice
/ɪnˈtaɪs/verb
with obj.
- attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage诱使, 诱惑：
a show which should entice a new audience into the theatre
一场会吸引一批新观众来剧场观看的演出
with obj. and infinitive the whole purpose of bribes is to entice governments to act against the public interest贿赂的全部目的就是要诱使政府的行动违背公众利益
as adj. enticing the idea of giving up sounds enticing but would be a mistake.放弃的主张听起来很有诱惑力, 但那将是一个错误。
派生词
enticement
nounenticer
nounenticingly
adverb词源
Middle English （also in the sense 'incite, provoke'; formerly also as intice ）： from Old French enticier, probably from a base meaning 'set on fire', based on an alteration of Latin titio 'firebrand'.