Word · Frequency #19856
irresistibly
无法抵抗地；不能自持地；极为诱惑人地
in a way that cannot be resisted
- 1.
In an irresistible manner.
不可抗拒地
不可抗拒地；无法抵抗地；不能自持地; 极为诱惑人地
In use
She found his proposal irresistibly romantic.
The dessert was irresistibly delicious, and she ate two portions.
I was irresistibly drawn to the sound of the ocean.
be irresistibly + adj.
irresistibly 放在形容词前，表示“令人无法抗拒地……”。
The dessert was irresistibly sweet.
这道甜点甜得让人无法抗拒。
be irresistibly drawn to sth/sb
该结构为被动用法，后接 to 引出吸引的对象。
She was irresistibly drawn to the sea.
她无法抗拒地被大海所吸引。
be irresistibly tempted to do sth
后接不定式，说明诱惑的具体内容。
He was irresistibly tempted to open the letter.
他受到无法抗拒的诱惑，很想打开那封信。
Common mistakes
The offer was irresistible tempting.The offer was irresistibly tempting.
tempting 在这里是形容词（现在分词作形容词），修饰形容词/分词要用副词 irresistibly；irresistible 是形容词，不能修饰形容词，所以应把 irresistible 改成 irresistibly。
She gave him an irresistibly smile.She gave him an irresistible smile.
smile 是名词，修饰名词要用形容词 irresistible，不能用副词 irresistibly；副词只能修饰动词、形容词或其他副词。
Connections
Collocations
- irresistibly drawn
- 无法抗拒地被吸引
- She found herself irresistibly drawn to the old bookstore.她发现自己无法抗拒地被那家旧书店吸引。
- irresistibly charming
- 迷人得令人无法抗拒
- His stories are irresistibly charming.他的故事迷人得令人无法抗拒。
- irresistibly funny
- 好笑得让人无法抗拒
- The movie is irresistibly funny.这部电影好笑得让人无法抗拒。
- irresistibly attractive
- 诱人得令人难以拒绝
- The offer is irresistibly attractive.这个提议诱人得令人难以拒绝。
- irresistibly compelled
- 无法抗拒地被驱使
- He felt irresistibly compelled to speak the truth.他感到有一种无法抗拒的力量促使他说出真相。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 ir + resist + ibly：抵抗(resist)不了(ir-表示否定)，就是“无法抵抗地”。想象美食当前，你“不能自持地”伸手。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常描述、书面表达、文学文本 该词常用于描述强烈的吸引力或诱惑力，多用于书面或较正式的表达，在口语中也可使用，常修饰形容词或动词，如 irresistibly charming、irresistibly drawn to。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the written ending -ibly, and each ends with the unstressed sound /əbli/, matching the final syllable of irresistibly /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəblɪ/. None, however, fully rhymes with irresistibly because their stressed vowels and following consonants differ: for example, possibly /ˈpɒsəbli/ has /ˈpɒ/, while irresistibly has /ˈzɪstə/. Do not pronounce the i before b as a separate vowel in this suffix.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.