prepossessing

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of prepossess form-of,gerund,participle,present
形容词 adj.
  1. Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor, esteem, or love; attractive
    — "I am a great advocate for timidity—and I am sure one does not often meet with it.—But in those who are at all inferior, it is extremely prepossessing."
  2. Causing prejudice. archaic

词形变化

more prepossessing comparative most prepossessing superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
prepossessingly prepossessingness unprepossessing

词源

词源 1
From prepossess + -ing. Attested in 1610s with the meaning of "getting possession of (ground or land) beforehand". The meaning "to possess (a person) beforehand with a feeling, notion, etc." developed in 1630s, acquiring by the 40s of the same century the meaning of "to cause (someone) to have a favorable opinion of something, preoccupy the mind or heart of".
词源 2
From prepossess + -ing. Attested in 1610s with the meaning of "getting possession of (ground or land) beforehand". The meaning "to possess (a person) beforehand with a feeling, notion, etc." developed in 1630s, acquiring by the 40s of the same century the meaning of "to cause (someone) to have a favorable opinion of something, preoccupy the mind or heart of".
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