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单词 glamour
释义

glamour

/ˈglæmə(r)/
( <美> 亦作glamour)
noun
mass noun
1
the attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing or special
魅力, 诱惑力:

the glamour of Monte Carlo.

蒙特卡洛的魅力。

1.1
beauty or charm that is sexually attractive
性感美; 魔力:

George had none of his brother's glamour.

乔治一点也没有他哥哥那样性感。

1.2
as modifier denoting or relating to sexually suggestive or mildly pornographic photography or publications
性感(或略带色情)的照片(或出版物):

a glamour model.

性感的模特。

1.3
archaic enchantment; magic
〈古〉魔法; 巫术:

that maiden, made by glamour out of flowers.

那位由受了魔法的花变成的姑娘。

词源
early 18th cent. (originally Scots in the sense 'enchantment, magic'): alteration of GRAMMAR. Although grammar itself was not used in this sense, the Latin word grammatica (from which it derives) was often used in the Middle Ages to mean 'scholarship, learning', including the occult practices popularly associated with learning.
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