prepossessing
英 [ˌpriː.pəˈzes.ɪŋ]
美 [ˌpriː.pəˈzes.ɪŋ]
- adj. 给人好感的；有魅力的；引人注意的
- v. 预先影响；使先具有（prepossess的现在分词）
中文词源
prepossessing 妩媚的，漂亮的
pre-,在前，早于，预先，possessing,占有，占据。比喻用法。
英语词源
- prepossessing (adj.)
- 1640s, "causing prejudice," present participle adjective from prepossess. Opposite meaning "causing agreeable first impression" first recorded 1805.
权威例句
- 1. He was not a prepossessing sight.
- 他长相不怎么样。
- 2. Clean clothes and good manners are prepossessing.
- 清洁的衣服和良好的举止能给人以好感.
- 3. He / His appearance is not at all prepossessing.
- 他[他的外表]毫无吸引力.
- 4. The appearance of Frank Cowperwood at this time was, to say the least, prepossessing and satisfactory.
- 法兰克·柯帕乌这个时候的相貌, 至少是讨人欢喜,令人满意的.
- 5. A prepossessing performer with a beautiful baritone, Murray is tall, blond and Midwestern - looking.
- 一个很吸引人的表演者和一个漂亮的男中音, 莫利高大 、 金发碧眼,有着中西部人的外貌.