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entertainingly

/ˌɛnɝˈteɪnɪŋli/ adv

In an entertaining manner

Word Origin Entertain comes from Latin 'inter' 'between' + 'tenere' 'to hold' — literally 'to hold between,' to keep someone engaged. The idea: you hold someone's attention between activities. The root 'ten-' gives us contain, maintain, obtain, and tenant. Entertainingly means 'in an amusing, engaging manner.' The PIE root *ten- is about stretching and holding.

adv In an entertaining manner

The comedian told stories so entertainingly that the audience was in stitches.

(副词) 有趣地；引人入胜地；娱乐性地

这位喜剧演员讲故事的方式非常有趣，把观众逗得前仰后合。

(adverbio) entretenidamente; divertidamente; de manera divertida [De manera entretenida.]

El comediante contaba historias tan **entretenidamente** que el público se moría de risa.

(adverbe) de manière divertissante; de façon amusante; distrayamment; plaisamment [De manière divertissante, propre à amuser et à distraire.]

Le comique racontait ses histoires si **entertainingly** que le public était mort de rire.

(Adverb) unterhaltsam; amüsant; kurzweilig [Auf eine unterhaltsame oder amüsante Weise.]

Der Komiker erzählte seine Geschichten so **entertainingly**, dass das Publikum Tränen lachte.

(副詞) 愉快に; 楽しませるように

その芸人は物語をとても愉快に語り、聴衆は抱腹絶倒した。

(advérbio) divertidamente [De maneira divertida.]

O comediante contou histórias tão divertidamente que o público morreu de rir.

Synonyms: amusingly captivatingly interestingly engagingly delightfully divertingly enjoyably pleasingly Antonyms: boringly tediously uninterestingly dullly
Word parts: inter + tain + ing + ly

Related words

entertainment entertainer container tenable tenant tension

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