attraction

英 [ə'trækʃ(ə)n] 美 [ə'trækʃən]

1、at- "to" + tract- + -ion.

attraction (n.): late 14c., from French attraction, from Latin attractionem (nominative attractio) "a drawing together," noun of action from past participle stem of attrahere (see attract). Originally a medical word, "absorption by the body;" meaning "action of drawing to" is from 1540s (again medical); extended to magnetic, then figuratively to personal (c. 1600) qualities. Meaning "a thing which draws a crowd, interesting or amusing exhibition" is from 1829, a sense that developed in English and soon transferred to the French equivalent of the word.

1. The major box office attraction was, of course, the inimitable Peter Hunningale.: 无人能比的彼得·亨宁格尔自然是主要的票房吸引力所在。

2. The centre of attraction was Pierre Auguste Renoir's oil painting.: 最吸引人注意的是皮埃尔·奥古斯特·雷诺阿的油画。

3. Part of the attraction is Darwin's proximity to Asia.: 达尔文市的魅力一部分在于它靠近亚洲。

5. In the play, talk is the sublimation of erotic attraction.: 该剧以谈话这种方式不露痕迹地来展现**诱惑。