attractively

/əˈtɹæktɪvɫi/ adv

In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.

Word Origin From Latin ad- 'to' and trahere 'to pull' — so attract literally means 'pull toward.' Attractive is the adjective, and attractively is the adverb. The root trahere is incredibly productive: it gives us tractor (a pulling machine), contract (pull together), extract (pull out), distract (pull apart), and even trace (a line drawn). The breakdown at+tract+ive+ly shows the prefix ad- assimilated to at- before t.

adv In an attractive manner; with the power of attracting or drawing to.

She smiled attractively, catching everyone's attention.

(副词) 有吸引力地;迷人地;诱人地

她迷人地微笑,吸引了所有人的注意。

(adverbio) atractivamente; de manera atractiva; de forma atrayente [De manera atractiva; con el poder de atraer o captar.]

Ella sonrió de forma atractiva, captando la atención de todos.

(adverbe) de manière attrayante; agréablement; d'une manière séduisante; d'une façon charmante [D'une manière attirante ou séduisante.]

Elle a souri de façon charmante, captant l'attention de toute la salle.

(Adverb) anziehend; attraktiv [auf eine Weise, die anziehend wirkt; mit der Fähigkeit, Aufmerksamkeit oder Interesse zu erregen.]

Sie lächelte **attractively** und zog alle Blicke auf sich.

(副詞) 魅力的に; 人を引きつける力をもって。

彼女は魅力的に微笑み、皆の注意を引いた。

(advérbio) atraentemente; de modo atraente [De maneira atraente; com o poder de atrair.]

Ela sorriu de forma atraente, chamando a atenção de todos.

Word parts: at + tract + ive + ly

Common collocations

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