entice

entice
[ɪnˈtʌɪs, ɛn-]
verb
  1. [with obj.]attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage
    诱使，诱惑
    a show which should entice a new audience into the theatre.
    一部会吸引一批新观众观看的影片。
    [with obj. and infinitive]the whole purpose of bribes is to entice governments to act against the public interest.
    贿赂的整个目的就是要诱使政府部门违背公众利益行事。
    [as adj. enticing]the idea of giving up sounds enticing but would be a mistake.
    主张放弃的观点听起来很有诱惑力，但那将是一个错误。
派生
enticement
noun
enticer
noun
enticingly
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English (also in the sense 'incite, provoke'; formerly also as intice): from Old French enticier, probably from a base meaning 'set on fire', based on an alteration of Latin titio 'firebrand'
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