以令人着迷的方式;极具吸引力地。用来形容某事物以一种让人无法移开注意力的方式呈现。
She smiled captivatingly, and everyone in the room turned to look at her.
她迷人地微笑着,房间里所有人都转过头看向她。
The documentary was captivatingly narrated, weaving together personal stories and historical facts in a way that held the audience's attention from beginning to end.
这部纪录片的叙述引人入胜,将个人故事与历史事实巧妙交织,从头到尾牢牢抓住了观众的注意力。
该词源自拉丁语 captivare,意为"俘获、捕获",后经古法语传入英语,形成动词 captivate(使着迷)。加上后缀 -ing 变为形容词 captivating(令人着迷的),再加副词后缀 -ly,构成副词 captivatingly,表示"以令人着迷的方式"。其词根与 capture(捕获)和 captive(俘虏)同源,核心含义都与"抓住、吸引"有关。