| 单词 | blandishments |
| 释义 | blan·dish·ments /ˈblændɪʃmənts/ noun [plural] formal PERSUADEpleasant things that you say in order to persuade or influence someone 奉承话；甜言蜜语 How sensible she had been to resist his blandishments. 她多明智啊，没有听信他的甜言蜜语。Examples from the Corpusblandishments• But he soon learned that such bribes and blandishments would not help his case.• Forget the smooth, caramelized blandishments of cognac.• How sensible she had been not to give way to any of his blandishments.• They introduce into our austerities their Italianate blandishments.• He mistrusted ravishment by charm, spiritual appeal, force, wit or other blandishments.• But this remedy fails to confront the reality of a male youth culture nearly immune to all the blandishments of established society.Origin blandishments (1500-1600) blandish “to flatter” ((14-21 centuries)), from Old French blandir, from Latin blandus; → BLANDblan·dish·ments nounChineseSyllable or pleasant things order persuade to Corpus in you say that influence |
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