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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

陶醉

Pronunciation / Transliteration: táozuì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Enchant/ɪnˈtʃænt/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"美妙的音乐让在场的每一个人都陶醉其中。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To fill someone with great delight; to charm or captivate utterly.

    "The audience was completely enchanted by the young violinist's performance."
  2. 2

    To put under a spell; to bewitch using magic.

    "In the fairy tale, the wicked witch tried to enchant the prince."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French verb 'enchanter', stemming from the Latin 'incantare', which combines 'in-' (into, upon) and 'cantare' (to sing, chant). Historically rooted in the practice of singing magical formulas or spells over someone, the meaning eventually broadened to encompass captivating someone's attention or affection through charm or beauty.

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