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engagingly

/ɛnˈɡeɪdʒɪŋli/ adv

In an engaging manner.

Word Origin Engage comes from Old French 'engagier', from 'en-' 'in' + 'gage' 'pledge' (from Proto-Germanic 'waddi'). So to engage is literally 'to put in pledge,' to bind oneself. Engagingly means 'in a way that captures attention, as if pledging oneself.' The root 'gage' also gives us mortgage (dead pledge), wage (a pledged payment), and wager (something pledged on a bet). The PIE root *wadh- also gives us wed (to pledge in marriage).

adv In an engaging manner.

He engagingly narrated the story, captivating the entire audience.

(副词) 迷人地；吸引人地；讨人喜欢地

他 engagingly 讲述故事，迷住了所有听众。

(adverbio) cautivadoramente; atrayentemente; de manera cautivadora; fascinantemente [De manera cautivadora.]

Él **cautivadoramente** narró la historia, fascinando a toda la audiencia.

(adverbe) de manière engageante; de façon attachante; séduisamment; avec charme [De manière séduisante et attachante, qui retient l'attention.]

Il a raconté l'histoire **engagingly**, captivant toute l'audience.

(Adverb) fesselnd; einnehmend; gewinnend [Auf eine fesselnde oder anziehende Weise; so, dass Interesse oder Aufmerksamkeit geweckt wird.]

Er erzählte die Geschichte so **engagingly**, dass das gesamte Publikum gefesselt war.

(副詞) 人の興味を引くように; 魅力的に

彼の語り口は魅力的で、聴衆全体を惹きつけた。

(advérbio) cativantemente; atraentemente [De maneira cativante.]

Ele narrou a história de forma cativante, prendendo a atenção de todo o público.

Synonyms: charmingly interestingly captivatingly appealingly attractively winsomely pleasantly delightfully Antonyms: boringly tediously uninterestingly repellently
Word parts: en + gage + ing + ly

Common collocations

be verb of prep smile verb with prep in prep

Related words

engagement engager disengage disengagement reengage unengaged wager wedding

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