APPEAL
英英释义: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. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
“appeal”可以作动词也可以作名词使用,作为名词它可以表示”上诉“,“恳求”,不过我们今天要学习的是它作为名词,表示“吸引力” “感染力”的用法。当我们想表达“吸引力” “魅力”时,除了想到用“attraction” “more popular” 造句外,还可以想到用 appeal。
我们想说一本书或者一个电影很好看,就可以用 appeal 来表示它们受欢迎的程度。比如,某部电影非常经常,让男女老少都“一见倾心”,就可以说:The film has an immediate appeal to people of all ages.
我们现在常说的“为…打call”,其实也是在说为某人或某物做点事情,让他/它更受欢迎。比如我们在社群中就一直向大家推荐 William Zinsser 的写作圣经On Writing Well:Phenomenal English has been broadening the appeal of On Writing Well.
“appeal”前面也可以加形容词,表明在某一方面的吸引力,比如 commercial/visual/aesthetic appeal,分别指“商业上的/视觉上的/艺术上的吸引力。
比如有些画作,看多了就不觉得它好看了,就可以说:Some paintings lose their aesthetic appeal over time.
这一期的《经济学人》介绍了澳大利亚的治国之道,在写道为什么有些人选择移民澳洲时,有这样一句:The main appeal of Australia to their families, they say is that it is not racked by civil war.澳大利亚对他们吸引力主要在于,澳大利亚没有遭受过内战。
个人拓展:
不可数名词
搭配:
X + appeal:零冠词,或one’s, an, the, little, much, adj.
//sex appeal 注意:为数不多的名词在appeal 前作修饰词
//public / special appeal for /to sb.
//with appeal
//lose one’s appeal
//give/ hold appeal
背诵:
魅力:appeal, attraction, allure
Phenomenal English has been broadening the appeal of On Writing Well. //broaden/ widen the appeal为……打call
The film has an immediate appeal to people of all ages.一见倾心 男女老少 immediate/ instant appeal
火,热 wide/popular / universal /mass appeal
The film lacks commerical appeal. 卖点