absorbingly

/əbˈzɔɹb.ɪŋ.li/ adv

In an absorbing manner.

Word Origin Built from Latin ab- 'away' and sorbere 'to suck in' — so absorb literally means 'to suck away.' The -ing and -ly turn it into an adverb meaning 'in a manner that sucks you in completely.' The same root sorbere gives us absorption, adsorb (suck onto), and even the word sorption. The PIE root *srebh- meant 'to slurp' — you can almost hear the sound.

adv In an absorbing manner.

The documentary was so absorbingly presented that I lost track of time.

(副词) 引人入胜地;全神贯注地;吸引人地

这部纪录片呈现得如此引人入胜,以至于我忘记了时间。

(adverbio) absortamente; cautivadoramente; fascinantemente; de manera absorbente [De manera absorbente.]

El documental se presentó de forma tan absorbente que perdí la noción del tiempo.

(adverbe) de manière absorbante; de façon captivante [D'une manière qui captive entièrement l'attention ; passionnément.]

Le documentaire était présenté de façon si captivante que j'ai perdu la notion du temps.

(Adverb) fesselnd; packend; spannend [**absorbingly** (Adverb): Auf eine Weise, die die volle Aufmerksamkeit fesselt und in Anspruch nimmt; faszinierend oder fesselnd.]

Der Dokumentarfilm war so **absorbingly** gestaltet, dass ich die Zeit völlig vergaß.

(副詞) 人の注意を強く引きつけ、夢中にさせる様子で。

そのドキュメンタリーはとても興味深い方法で提示されており、時間を忘れてしまった。

(advérbio) cativantemente; fascinantemente; prendentemente; de modo envolvente [De maneira cativante; de forma que envolve a atenção.]

O documentário foi apresentado de forma tão envolvente que perdi a noção do tempo.

Word parts: ab + sorb + ing + ly

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