prepossessing

英 [priːpə'zesɪŋ] 美[,pripə'zɛsɪŋ]
  • adj. 给人好感的;有魅力的;引人注意的
  • v. 预先影响;使先具有(prepossess的现在分词)
近义词 enchanting

GRE

英英释义


1. creating a favorable impression;
"strong and vigorous and of prepossessing appearance"

实用场景例句


He was not a prepossessing sight.
他长相不怎么样。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

Clean clothes and good manners are prepossessing.
清洁的衣服和良好的举止能给人以好感.

《现代英汉综合大词典》

He / His appearance is not at all prepossessing.
他[他的外表]毫无吸引力.

辞典例句

The appearance of Frank Cowperwood at this time was, to say the least, prepossessing and satisfactory.
法兰克·柯帕乌这个时候的相貌, 至少是讨人欢喜,令人满意的.

辞典例句

Outside the plant from January 28 th was a less prepossessing sight.
而自1月28日以来,工厂外的景象就不那么惹人欣喜了.

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Clean clothes and good manners prepossessing.
衣服和良好的举止能给人以好感.

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Thus, unpleasant home remedies were my earliest experiences of healthcare, and I cannot prepossessing.
因而讨厌的家庭治疗就变成我的最早的家庭保健卫生的体验.

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Growing up physically small in the shadow of prepossessing Kim Il - sung can hardly have been easy.
身材矮小的他从小生活在世人瞩目的金日成的阴影下,不可能是一件易事.

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中文词源


prepossessing 妩媚的,漂亮的

pre-,在前,早于,预先,possessing,占有,占据。比喻用法。

双语例句


1. He was not a prepossessing sight.
他长相不怎么样。

来自《权威词典》

2. Clean clothes and good manners are prepossessing.
清洁的衣服和良好的举止能给人以好感.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. He / His appearance is not at all prepossessing.
他[他的外表]毫无吸引力.

来自辞典例句

4. The appearance of Frank Cowperwood at this time was, to say the least, prepossessing and satisfactory.
法兰克·柯帕乌这个时候的相貌, 至少是讨人欢喜,令人满意的.

来自辞典例句

5. A prepossessing performer with a beautiful baritone, Murray is tall, blond and Midwestern - looking.
一个很吸引人的表演者和一个漂亮的男中音, 莫利高大 、 金发碧眼,有着中西部人的外貌.

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英文词源


prepossessing (adj.)
1640s, "causing prejudice," present participle adjective from prepossess. Opposite meaning "causing agreeable first impression" first recorded 1805.