| 释义 |
at·trac·tion
\ə.ˈtrakshən\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French, attraction, contraction, from Medieval Latin attraction-, attractio attraction, from Latin, contraction, from attractus (past participle of attrahere to attract, contract) + -ion-, -io -ion
1.
a. : a characteristic that elicits interest or admiration : an attracting quality — usually used in plural
< relationships between individual members are based primarily on spontaneous mutual attractions — Journal of Communication >
b. : personal magnetic charm
< unable to resist her mysterious attractions >
2. : a force acting between oppositely electrified bodies or oppositely magnetized bodies that tends to draw them together and resist their separation
3.
a. : the action or power of drawing forth a response (as interest or affection) : attractive quality
< the career of the father came to have an attraction for the son >
b.
(1) : something that draws people by appealing to their desires and tastes
(2) : a person, thing, or performance that attracts crowds
< another $100 dinner, with the presidential candidate as the main attraction >
4. : grammatical agreement between two words usually near each other that are not syntactically connected in a way that makes it normal for them to agree (as between books and were in “neither of the books were sold”) |