Word
captivation
/kæptiˈveiʃən/
noun
对某种奇妙和不寻常事物的强烈喜爱
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
- 1.
The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.
迷住的行为或被迷住的状态。
被迷惑或着迷的状态；迷人或吸引人的特质；迷住的行为或被迷住的状态。；迷惑；着迷
In use
The captivation of the audience was evident as the pianist played the final chord.
Her captivation with the sunset over the ocean never faded.
The speaker's charisma held the room in a state of captivation.
feel captivation
表示产生迷恋的感受。
She felt a deep captivation for the ancient ruins.
她对古老的废墟感到深深的着迷。
the captivation of
后接使人着迷的人或事物。
The captivation of the audience was evident throughout the performance.
观众在整个表演过程中明显被迷住了。
Common mistakes
The movie is very captivation.The movie is very captivating.
将名词'captivation'误用作形容词。正确形式应为形容词'captivating'，表示'迷人的'。
I am completely captivation by her performance.I am completely captivated by her performance.
将名词'captivation'误用作动词的被动形式。正确形式应为动词的过去分词'captivated'，与系动词'be'构成被动语态。
Connections
Confusing words
- captivating
- 迷人的，有吸引力的 · captivating 是形容词，描述某人或某物具有吸引力；而 captivation 是名词，指被吸引的状态或魅力本身。
- captivity
- 囚禁，监禁 · captivity 指被囚禁的状态，而 captivation 指被吸引或着迷的状态。两者发音相近但意义完全不同。
Word family
- captivations
- plural
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于表示对某事物的强烈喜爱或迷恋。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.