be captivated
captivated 作表语，放在 be 动词后说明主语处于着迷状态。
The audience was captivated from the opening scene.
观众从开场就着迷了。
着迷的；入神的；被深深吸引的
着迷；被吸引；充满惊奇与喜悦的
fascinated; having one's attention fully held
着迷；被吸引
rapt; mesmerized
被深深吸引的
strongly attracted
充满惊奇与喜悦的
filled with wonder and delight
The children were captivated by the magician's performance.
孩子们被魔术师的表演深深吸引住了。
用法提示：captivated 作形容词，与系动词 were 连用表示状态，后接 by 引出吸引源。
She sat captivated, listening to the beautiful symphony.
她坐在那里入了迷，听着优美的交响乐。
用法提示：captivated 作形容词，在句中作主语补足语，描述主语的状态。
He remained captivated by the novel's intricate plot.
他依然被小说复杂的情节深深吸引。
用法提示：captivated 作形容词，与 remained 连用表示持续状态。
captivated 作表语，放在 be 动词后说明主语处于着迷状态。
The audience was captivated from the opening scene.
观众从开场就着迷了。
作定语时直接放在名词前，描述被吸引的人或群体。
The magician performed for a captivated audience.
魔术师为一群着迷的观众表演。
leave 后接宾语和 captivated，表示使某人处于着迷状态。
The documentary left viewers captivated.
这部纪录片让观众着迷。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am captivating by the music.
正确表达I am captivated by the music.
captivating 是现在分词作形容词，意为“令人着迷的”，主语是吸引人的事物；captivated 是过去分词作形容词，意为“（人）着迷的”，主语是人。此处主语 I 是人，应用 captivated。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was captivated in the beautiful view.
正确表达She was captivated by the beautiful view.
captivated 表示“被……吸引”时固定搭配介词 by（也可用 with），不能用 in。汉语“被美景吸引”的“被”对应 by，不能直译为 in。
grammar · medium
易错句子The story is really captivated.
正确表达The story is really captivating.
描述事物“令人着迷”要用 captivating（主动含义），captivated 只用于描述人被吸引（被动含义）。主语 The story 是吸引人的事物，故应用 captivating。
captivating 描述人或事物本身有吸引力、令人着迷；captivated 描述人被吸引后的感受。说“她很有魅力”用 captivating，说“我被她迷住了”用 captivated。
fascinated 多指因知识、现象等产生强烈兴趣，常与 by 或 with 连用；captivated 更强调被魅力、美貌或表演深深吸引并充满喜悦，常与 by 连用。
attracted 是中性、范围较广的“被吸引”，常与 to 连用，可指性吸引或兴趣；captivated 语气更强，强调完全被迷住、入神，常与 by 连用。
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