entertaining
- 英式英标[,ɛntɚ\'tenɪŋ]
- 美式音标[entə\'teɪnɪŋ]
adj. 令人愉快的
v. 款待（entertain的ing形式）
中文解释
1. enter- (inter-) + -tain + -ing.2. => keep or hold someone's mind among many different and interesting things.=> keep or hold something like amusing or treat between / among people.=> keep or hold something attractive or interesting among / in one's mind.3. 所谓花花世界、五彩缤纷、其乐无穷，由此引申义：娱乐，助兴。4. 类推：The original Old French version of enterprise was emprise.5. => The original Old French version of entertain was *emtenir(*emtain).6. 因此这里的enter-前缀应该说还含有“in”的含义，这还可以从单词enter及该前缀的源头可以看出来。7. enter- "in" => hold or keep one's mind in something, hold (in), keep (in), maintain (in).
实用例句
- 1. They rose to the challenge of entertaining 80 school-children for an afternoon.
- 他们一个下午成功接待了80名学童。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Miro is the most inventive and entertaining of surrealist painters.
- 米罗是最具创造力和娱乐性的超现实主义画家。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. To generate new money the sport needs to be more entertaining.
- 要想创造更多的收入，这项体育活动需要变得更加有趣味性。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. This is actually a very entertaining book putting over serious health messages.
- 这实际上是一本非常有趣的书，讲述了大量的健康知识。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. This is an entertaining yet thought-provoking film.
- 这部电影令人捧腹，却又发人深省。
来自柯林斯例句