tantalization

/tˌæntəlᵻzˈeɪʃən/ noun

The act of tantalizing.

Word Origin Tantalization comes from Tantalus, the Greek mythological king punished in Hades by standing in water that receded when he tried to drink, and under fruit that pulled away when he reached. His name became a verb 'tantalize' meaning to tease with something unattainable. The same root gives us tantalizing, tantalizingly. So tantalization is the act of tormenting with something just out of reach.

noun The act of tantalizing. countable

The constant tantalization of the delicious smell made everyone hungry.

(名词) 挑逗;引诱;撩拨 【挑逗行为】

持续的美味香气诱惑让每个人都感到饥饿。

(sustantivo) El acto de tentar o atormentar; tantalización.

La constante tantalización del delicioso olor hizo que todos tuvieran hambre.

(nom) supplice de Tantale; taquinerie; tentation; provocation [Action de tantaliser ; fait de tourmenter quelqu'un en lui faisant miroiter ce qu'il ne peut obtenir.]

La tentation constante exercée par cette odeur délicieuse a mis tout le monde en appétit.

(Substantiv) Quälerei; Lockung [Der Akt, jemanden durch verlockende, aber unerreichbare Angebote zu reizen oder zu quälen.]

Die ständige **Tantalization** durch den köstlichen Duft machte alle hungrig.

(名詞) 人をじらす行為。欲しいものをちらつかせて満たさず、もどかしい思いをさせること。

絶え間なく漂う美味しい匂いのもどかしさが、皆を空腹にさせた。

(substantivo) provocação; tentação; aliciação [O ato de tantalizar ou provocar desejo.]

A provocação constante do cheiro delicioso deixou todos com fome.

Word parts: tantaliz + ation

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