APPEAL
英英釋義:a quality that something has that makes people like it or want it
例句:The movie has an immediate?appeal?to people of all ages.?
2. 體會(huì)這個(gè)詞 (進(jìn)階篇)
“appeal”可以作動(dòng)詞也可以作名詞使用,作為名詞它可以表示”上訴“,“懇求”婚脱,不過(guò)我們今天要學(xué)習(xí)的是它作為名詞,表示“吸引力” “感染力”的用法障贸。當(dāng)我們想表達(dá)“吸引力” “魅力”時(shí)篮洁,除了想到用“attraction” “more popular” 造句外,還可以想到用 appeal袁波。
我們想說(shuō)一本書(shū)或者一個(gè)電影很好看蜗侈,就可以用 appeal 來(lái)表示它們受歡迎的程度垄分。比如宛篇,某部電影非常經(jīng)常薄湿,讓男女老少都“一見(jiàn)傾心”偷卧,就可以說(shuō):The film has an immediate?appeal?to people of all ages.
我們現(xiàn)在常說(shuō)的“為…打call”,其實(shí)也是在說(shuō)為某人或某物做點(diǎn)事情坐求,讓他/它更受歡迎晌梨。比如我們?cè)谏缛褐芯鸵恢毕虼蠹彝扑] ?William Zinsser 的寫(xiě)作圣經(jīng)On Writing Well:Phenomenal English has been broadening the?appeal?of?On Writing Well.
“appeal”前面也可以加形容詞,表明在某一方面的吸引力泛领,比如 commercial/visual/aesthetic appeal,分別指“商業(yè)上的/視覺(jué)上的/藝術(shù)上的吸引力渊鞋。
比如有些畫(huà)作瞧挤,看多了就不覺(jué)得它好看了,就可以說(shuō):Some paintings lose their?aesthetic?appeal?over time.
這一期的《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》介紹了澳大利亞的治國(guó)之道执俩,在寫(xiě)道為什么有些人選擇移民澳洲時(shí)癌刽,有這樣一句:The main?appeal?of Australia to their families, they say is that it ?is not racked by civil war.澳大利亞對(duì)他們吸引力主要在于,澳大利亞沒(méi)有遭受過(guò)內(nèi)戰(zhàn)妒穴。
個(gè)人拓展:
不可數(shù)名詞
搭配:
X + appeal:零冠詞,或one’s, an, the, little, much, adj.
//sex appeal 注意:為數(shù)不多的名詞在appeal 前作修飾詞
//public / special appeal for /to sb.
//with appeal
//lose one’s appeal
//give/ hold appeal
背誦:
魅力:appeal, attraction, allure
Phenomenal English has been broadening the?appeal?of?On Writing Well. ? ?//broaden/ widen the appeal為……打call
The film has an immediate?appeal?to people of all ages.一見(jiàn)傾心 男女老少 ?immediate/ instant appeal
火杰赛,熱 wide/popular / universal /mass appeal
The film lacks commerical appeal. 賣(mài)點(diǎn)