单词 | tempt providence |
释义 | tempt /tempt/transitive verb
ORIGIN: OFr tempter, from L tentāre, an intensive of tendere to stretch temptabilˈity noun tempˈtable adjective tempˈtableness noun temptāˈtion noun
temptāˈtious adjective (rare) Seductive tempˈter noun (also fem tempˈtress) a person or being who tempts tempˈting noun adjective Attractive, enticing tempˈtingly adverb tempˈtingness noun the Tempter The Devil tempt fate (or providence) To risk causing something undesirable, esp by foolhardy actions |
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