Word · Frequency #18816
fetching
迷人的；动人的
very attractive; captivating
- 1.
very attractive; capturing interest
非常吸引人的；迷人的
非常吸引人的；迷人的；动人的；引人的；迷人的
In use
She wore a fetching dress to the party.
The garden had a fetching view of the mountains.
His fetching smile made everyone feel welcome.
fetching + noun
She wore a fetching hat.
她戴着一顶迷人的帽子。
be + fetching
Her smile is fetching.
她的笑容很迷人。
linking verb + fetching
其他系动词如 seem, appear 也可这样用。
He looked fetching in his suit.
他穿着西装看起来很迷人。
Common mistakes
She smiled fetching at him.She smiled fetchingly at him.
在中国学习者常见的错误中，'fetching'是形容词，不能直接修饰动词。应使用其副词形式'fetchingly'。
That is a fetching idea.That is a fascinating idea.
'fetching'通常用于形容人或物的外表迷人，不用于抽象概念如想法。应使用'fascinating'来表达吸引人的想法。
Connections
Collocations
- a fetching smile
- 迷人的微笑
- She gave him a fetching smile.她向他露出迷人的微笑。
- a fetching outfit
- 引人注目的装扮
- She wore a fetching outfit to the party.她穿着一身引人注目的装扮去参加聚会。
- fetching appearance
- 动人的外表
- Her fetching appearance made her stand out in the crowd.她动人的外表使她在人群中脱颖而出。
- a fetching young woman
- 迷人的年轻女子
- He was introduced to a fetching young woman at the event.他在活动上被介绍给一位迷人的年轻女子。
- a fetching hat
- 漂亮时髦的帽子
- She topped off her look with a fetching hat.她用一顶漂亮时髦的帽子完成了整体造型。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 fetch（取来）：能让你忍不住想“取来”、靠近的，就是迷人的。注意拼写 fetching 含 -ing。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：literary description、old-fashioned compliment、fashion commentary 该词通常见于文学描写或较老派的赞美场合，形容人或事物非常吸引人、迷人，语气略带古典或俏皮；现代日常口语中不太常用。
Grammar Note
一般用作定语或表语，表示'迷人的'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes with fetching (/ˈfetʃɪŋ/): etching, sketching, and stretching all end in /etʃɪŋ/. Beware useful lookalikes ending in -tching that sound different: catching, matching, and hatching have /ætʃɪŋ/ (as in cat), not /etʃɪŋ/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WORDNET.