seduce

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TOEFLCET6+TEM8中低頻詞擴展詞匯

第三人稱單數:?seduces;過去式:?seduced;過去分詞:?seduced;現在分詞:?seducing;

seduce 詐騙，唆使，誘奸

se-,分開，-duc,拉，引導，詞源同 traduce,conduct.即引偏，使偏離，引申諸相關詞義。

seduce (v.): 1520s, "to persuade a vassal, etc., to desert his allegiance or service," from Latin seducere "lead away, lead astray," from se- "aside, away" (see secret (n.)) + ducere "to lead" (see duke (n.)). Sexual sense, now the prevailing one, is attested from 1550s and apparently was not in Latin. Originally "entice (a woman) to a surrender of chastity." Related: Seduced; seducing.

Replaced Middle English seduisen (late 15c.), from Middle French séduire "seduce," from Old French suduire "to corrupt, seduce," from Latin subducere "draw away, withdraw, remove" (see subduce).

1. Supermodel Jane Bracknel plays a nubile temptress out to seduce him.: 超級名模簡·布拉克內爾扮演一個性感女郎來勾引他。

2. Clever advertising would seduce more people into smoking.: 巧妙策劃的廣告會引誘更多的人吸煙。

3. In Greek mythology, the god Zeus took the form of a swan to seduce Leda.: 在希臘神話里，主神宙斯化作天鵝引誘了勒達。

4. It is better to convince by argument than seduce by example.: 以理說服強于舉例誘導。