enchanting

enchanting — adjective

1. so pleasant, attractive, or beautiful that it completely captures your attention

1.形容詞B2
釋義

so pleasant, attractive, or beautiful that it completely captures your attention and fills you with delight, in a way that feels magical or dreamlike.

例句

The garden at sunset had an enchanting beauty that left Aiko completely speechless.

collocation: enchanting beauty

Yusuf found the old storyteller's voice truly enchanting as he began his tale.

collocation: enchanting voice

同義詞
  • charming

    slightly milder and more social — often describes a person's manner or a small place rather than a spellbinding experience

  • bewitching

    stronger magical connotation; suggests an almost irresistible, mysterious power to attract

  • captivating

    very close in meaning; focuses slightly more on holding attention than on giving delight

  • delightful

    more straightforward and less intense — describes something that simply gives pleasure without the 'magical' overtone

反義詞
  • repulsive

    strongly unpleasant, causing disgust or strong dislike

  • dull

    lacking in interest or excitement, the opposite of captivating

用法筆記

Most commonly used to describe places, performances, music, voices, and natural scenery. Less commonly applied to food, everyday objects, or practical matters.

常見錯誤

❌The soup had an enchanting flavour.
✅The soup had a wonderful flavour.
💡'enchanting' is reserved for things that strongly capture the senses or emotions, not for ordinary pleasant experiences.
❌She felt enchanting when she heard the news.
✅She felt enchanted when she heard the news.
💡'enchanting' describes the thing that causes delight; 'enchanted' describes the person who experiences it.