惹人喜爱的意思(winsome「惹人喜爱的；楚楚动人的」)

Word of the Day：January 18, 2022

winsome

讨人喜欢的；惹人喜爱的；楚楚动人的

playadjective WIN-sum

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What It Means

Winsome means "pleasing or cheerful."

Winsome 的意思是“令人满意或令人愉快地”。

WINSOME in Context

"Among the fabled activists who risked their lives and transformed those of many others in the civil rights movement, stood out with his smooth patter, winsome charm, and understated glamour." — Gene Seymour, The New Republic, 1 Mar. 2021

“那些冒着生命危险在民权运动中改变许多其他人生命的 fabled activists 中，以其流畅的语调、迷人的吸引力和低调的魅力脱颖而出。”

Did You Know?

Winsome comes from Old English wynn, meaning "joy" or "pleasure," which was altered in spelling to win (with the same meaning). That win is obsolete and is unrelated to today's win—referring to victory and coming from Old English winnan, "to struggle, suffer, or acquire." The adjective winning, meaning "tending to please or delight," as in "a winning smile" or "winning ways," is believed to be from the victorious win.

Winsome 来自古英语 wynn，意思是“joy『快乐』”或“pleasure『快乐』”，拼写改为 win（含义相同）。 之前的win已经过时了，与今天的win无关——胜利，它来自古英语 winnan，“to struggle『奋斗』、suffer『受苦』或acquire『获得』”。 形容词 winning，意思是“tending to please or delight『倾向于取悦或高兴』”，如“a winning smile『胜利的微笑』”或“winning ways『获胜的方式』”，确信来自“胜利”的 win。

Quiz

Fill in the blanks to complete an adjective describing someone or something that is pleasant or cheerful: j _ _ _ n _.

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