entice(动词):引诱;诱使(某人做某事),常指用吸引人的东西(如奖励、好处、乐趣)来促使对方行动。
/ɪnˈtaɪs/
The smell of fresh bread enticed me into the bakery.
新鲜面包的香味把我吸引进了面包店。
The advertisement was designed to entice customers with promises of big discounts, even though the details were unclear.
这则广告旨在用“大幅折扣”的承诺来诱使顾客上门,尽管具体细节并不清楚。
来自中古法语 enticier / enticer,有“煽动、挑动、引诱”之意,进一步可追溯到与“点燃、激起欲望或兴趣”相关的词根意义。如今常用于描述以“诱因”吸引他人做某事,语气可中性也可略带负面(暗示不够正当或有误导性)。