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单词 enamour
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enamourv.

Brit. /ᵻˈnamə/, /ɛˈnamə/, U.S. /ᵻˈnæmər/, /ɛˈnæmər/
Forms: Middle English anamo(u)r, anamer, Middle English–1800s enamor (1500s ennamor), Middle English enamur, 1600s enamore, inamor, inamour, 1600s–1700s inamour, Middle English– enamour.
Etymology: < Old French enamourer, < en- (see en- prefix1) + amour love (see amour n.); equivalent formations are Provençal enamorar, Spanish enamorar, Portuguese enamorar, Italian innamorare.
1. transitive. To inspire or inflame with love. Chiefly passive to be enamoured: to be in love. Const. of, †on, †upon, with. Also figurative.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > be in love or infatuated with [verb (transitive)] > inflame with love or desire
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enamorate1591
inamorate1624
smite1652
besmite1685
to be struck on1893
the mind > emotion > pleasure > quality of being pleasant or pleasurable > please or give pleasure to [verb (transitive)] > charm
charmc1440
allure?1532
attract1584
sirenize1592
enchant1593
enamour1600
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1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 8170 A grete mayster and a syre Was anamourde so on hyre.
c1385 G. Chaucer Legend Good Women 1606 She wex enamoured vpon this man.
1494 R. Fabyan New Chron. Eng. vi. clxxvii. 174 Of this Lowys, it is testifyed..that he shulde enamoure hymselfe vpon a menchon [i.e. nun].
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 532/1 She hath as many craftes to enamour a foole upon her as any queene in this towne.
1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. 2 Cor. iii. 8 So is oure soule euerye daye more and more secreatelye enamoured.
1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iv. i. 76 Me thought I was enamourd of an Asse. View more context for this quotation
1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. iv. 139 The Starres-King all inamour'd on thee, Full of desire, shines downe direct vpon-thee.
a1627 W. Sclater Serm. Experimentall (1638) 210 Methinks, therefore, that I might enamore you of love towards this mercy of God in Christ Jesus.
a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1958) IX. 101 Lord thou hast enamoured mee, made me in love.
1652 E. Benlowes Theophila iv. xcvi. 69 Through her Eyes Did Love inamoring Passions rise.
1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd ii. 214 Should she..Descend with all her winning charms begirt To enamour . View more context for this quotation
1729 T. Cooke Tales 42 In the flowry Vale inamour'd stray.
c1750 W. Shenstone Solicitude 5 With her mien she enamours the brave.
1801 Duke of Wellington Dispatches (1837) I. 336 It appears that he was much enamored of one of the Koorg Rajah's sisters.
1858 H. W. Longfellow Epimetheus x Him whom thou dost once enamour.
1878 R. Browning La Saisiaz 32 Where that lady lives of whom enamoured was my soul.
2. In weaker sense: To charm, delight, fascinate. Chiefly passive. Const. of, †on, †with.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)]
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siren1690
allicit1724
wisea1810
come-hither1954
the mind > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > attract, allure, or entice [verb (transitive)] > fascinate or enchant
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enamour1600
infascinate1687
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besiren1861
1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream iii. i. 131 Myne eare is much enamoured of thy note. View more context for this quotation
1647 J. Saltmarsh Sparkles of Glory (1847) 107 Those only graces that the world can..be enamoured on in God's people.
1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. vi. x. sig. Oo8v As absurd were it for us, to..fancy Piety ours, because our Discourses can possibly inamour others of it.
1665 R. South Serm. preached before Court 11 Whether..Anger..Revenge..Wantonness..could have at all affected or enamoured the mind of the same Socrates.
1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xii. 55 Lord Davers himself is become inamour'd of your Letters.
1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 83 They are so much enamoured of your fair and equal representation. View more context for this quotation
1866 C. Dickens Let. 15 Sept. (1999) XI. 246 I am not so much enamoured of the first and third subjects.
3. To desire passionately, fall in love with.
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1839 P. J. Bailey Festus 336 The pining spirit Which doth enamour immortality.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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