allure

noun
🔊/əˈlʊə(r)/
🔊/əˈlʊr/
[uncountable, singular] (formal)
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  1. the quality of being attractive and exciting诱惑力;引诱力;吸引力
    • sexual allure性诱惑
    • the allure of the big city大城市的吸引力
    • The country has lost its allure as a destination for foreign investment.该国失去了作为外国投资目的地的吸引力。
    • The film has all the nostalgic allure of fifties Paris.这部电影具有五十年代巴黎的所有怀旧魅力。
    • He loved the aristocracy: titles always had an allure for him.他热爱贵族:头衔总是对他有诱惑力。
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    Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘tempt, entice’): from Old French aleurier ‘attract’, from a- (from Latin ad ‘to’) + luere ‘a lure’ (originally a falconry term).