• vt. 诱使；怂恿

词源不详，可能来自拉丁语titio, 火把，即煽风点火，引诱。或来自titillate, 挠痒，挑逗。

entice

entice: [13] Entice is an inflammatory sort of word. It comes ultimately from Latin tītiō ‘firebrand’, which was used, with the prefix in- ‘in’, to form the Vulgar Latin verb *intītiāre ‘set on fire’. This passed into English via Old French enticier, and originally retained much of the heat and vigour of its origins: ‘Your master is enticed and provoked by the Duke of Burgundy’, Richard Grafton, Chronicles of the Affairs of England 1568; but by the 17th century the process of softening from ‘incitement’ to ‘allurement’ was all but complete.

entice (v.)

late 13c., intice, from Old French enticier "to stir up (fire), to excite, incite," which is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Vulgar Latin *intitiare "set on fire," from Latin in- "in" (see in- (2)) + titio (genitive titionis) "firebrand," which is of uncertain origin. Meaning "to allure, attract" is from c. 1300. Related: Enticed; enticing; enticingly.

1. Retailers have tried almost everything to entice shoppers through their doors.

零售商们几乎尝试了所有办法以吸引购物者进入商店。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The bargain prices are expected to entice customers away from other stores.

低廉的价格意在把顾客从其他商店吸引过来。

来自《权威词典》

3. Higher education grants are a carrot with which to entice students.

高等教育的助学金是吸引学生的诱惑物.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. An attempt is being made to entice otters back to the river.

人们正试图把水獭引诱回河里去.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Nothing will entice the children from television.

没有任何东西能把孩子们从电视机前诱开.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》