engaging

engaging — adjective

1. used to describe someone or something that makes you feel interested and want to

1.形容詞B2
釋義

used to describe someone or something that makes you feel interested and want to pay attention, because they seem pleasant, likeable, or enjoyable.

例句

Beatriz gave an engaging talk about coral reefs at the science fair.

collocation: engaging talk / engaging speaker

The children found the museum guide’s stories so engaging that they forgot about lunch.

pattern: find + object + engaging

同義詞
  • charming

    focuses on delightful, almost magical pleasantness; stronger on personal warmth than engaging

  • captivating

    suggests the power to completely capture attention; stronger intensity than engaging

  • appealing

    emphasises natural likability or attractiveness; slightly less active than engaging

  • fascinating

    implies strong, curious interest in the content; often used for ideas or topics rather than people

反義詞
  • boring

    fails to hold attention at all

  • dull

    lacks any interesting or attractive quality

文法句型

engaging + noun

linking verb + engaging

用法筆記

Used both attributively (before a noun) and predicatively (after a linking verb such as be, seem, or find). The predicative pattern find + object + engaging is especially common in reviews and opinions.

常見錯誤

❌The movie was very engaging to me.
✅I found the movie very engaging.
💡engaging is not typically followed by a to-infinitive; use find + object + engaging instead.