| 单词 | captivation |
| 例句 | “Undoubtedly,” replied Darcy, to whom this remark was chiefly addressed, “there is meanness in all the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation. Whatever bears affinity to cunning is despicable.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Yet behind the captivation of the romantic domain, rests a tragic drama, and a fable of loss and disillusionment, yet the impermeable sense of magic and idealism. World literature tour: France 2011-03-28T11:30:33Z The intelligence displayed here is not accompanied at all times by high-impact emotionality, and so a spectator’s reaction to the performances is one of admiration rather than captivation. An ‘Othello’ of psychological realism 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z What better way to crack the curiosity of the culturally intransigent than to make this history personal by way of someone whose superpower is captivation? From "Suspiria" to Final Girls, "Reservation Dogs" director on putting a '70s spin on Native horror 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z Her captivation by opera was such that in 2016, she was cast as the comic Duchess of Krakenthorp in the Washington National Opera’s “The Daughter of the Regiment.” Perspective | Ruth Bader Ginsburg gave her life to the country — and her heart to the performing arts 2020-09-19T04:00:00Z It also evokes a gay kid’s captivation with the hidden world of delicate fabrics stored away in his mother’s scented bureau drawers. Jim Hodges at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z All this represents a natural progression from our captivation with grifters, which has had audiences in its thrall since the hugest huckster of our time conned his way into the Oval Office in 2016. From "You" to "Barry," we're fascinated by audacious grifters: The man who deceives us and himself 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z So what better way to crack the curiosity of the culturally intransigent than to make this history personal by way of someone whose primary superpower is captivation? From "Suspiria" to Final Girls, "Reservation Dogs" director on putting a '70s spin on Native horror 2023-08-09T04:00:00Z His parents tried every form of therapy they could find, before finally discovering that he could be drawn out through his captivation with astronomy. Gifted and Talented and Complicated 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z There was a certain captivation among the crowd as the future NFL player breezed through agility drills. Daiyan Henley takes center stage at WSU’s pro day 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z And this, the homer at the perfect moment, the stunning World Series lead, the complete captivation of an entire metropolitan area, is not something just anyone can conjure. Bryce Harper and the Phillies come out hot, blast to Game 3 win 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z The opportunity to star in an adventure film satisfied Blunt’s childhood captivation with the genre. Why Emily Blunt and John Krasinski nearly blew off 'A Quiet Place' sequel 2021-05-20T04:00:00Z The poets and philosophizers of Toronto think there is more behind the city’s captivation with the fox family. Toronto Was Obeying Social Distance Rules. Then Came Adorable Baby Foxes. 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z They were certainly not the first pictures of the moon but perhaps a more scientific iteration of the age-old human captivation with Earth’s satellite. A Saturn V LEGO Set, a Moon Images Exhibit and New Science Books 2019-06-25T04:00:00Z Such captivation rang true on a recent weekday as a dozen people at In Sheep’s Clothing occupied tables, bar stools and a couch in the 50-capacity room. Active listening? Hi-fi bars arrive in Los Angeles as In Sheep’s Clothing and the Gold Line deliver vinyl-only audiophile sound - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Trump’s royal captivation over the years has played out in a prolonged series of entreaties, dust-ups and unfulfilled aspirations. The queen and the boy from Queens: Inside Trump’s long fascination with the British royals 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z His captivation with the show got him to thinking about how he would handle such reality TV-style adversity in real life. Wisconsin man, 69, takes on survivalist challenge 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Golf's not been short on captivation, drama and theater in 2017. What you missed this weekend: Thomas locks up POY, Uihlein earns card and Lewis delivers story of the year - Golf Digest 2017-09-04T04:00:00Z This is nothing more than a huge back-bending rationale, born of a need to excuse our captivation with games and great athletes. Perspective | Military academy athletes shouldn’t get a break on their service, just time to do it 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z Another stresses the importance of covering the entire face “because it is the place of captivation and temptation.” For Women Under ISIS, a Tyranny of Dress Code and Punishment 2016-12-12T05:00:00Z Our tools for captivation are few, and often ungainly. Porn is the secret of my future success 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z “We didn’t think it going in,” Mike Wrona said of his son’s captivation. Vadnais Heights teen learned to fly before he could drive 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z Contrast such excitement and captivation with the nature of the New York Red Bulls’ semi-final tie, and the Crew’s standing as MLS’s entertainers-in-chief is further underlined. Timbers show control as Sounders fail in Conference semi-finals 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z The captivation around their "Big Tike" is down to the design being a "part of people's childhood and their children's childhood", Geof said. 'Little Tike' real life car goes on sale - BBC News 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Fosterjohn is still childlike in his captivation at every new sighting. Purple Emperor: The butterfly that feeds on rotting flesh - BBC News 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z This quiet captivation with EVE Online is, in part, thanks to developer CCP Games' careful tending. EVE Online has a god named Bob 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z My captivation with numbers found an outlet, as did my photographic memory for dates and names. Golf Saved My Life: Lost In Autism, Found By Golf 2013-06-17T04:00:00Z So began the civil case that captivated the world of mutual funds – a world where, let’s be honest, the bar for captivation is relatively low. DealBook: Who Won and Lost the Gundlach-TCW Face-Off? 2011-12-30T22:37:33Z In poses characteristic of their captivation and intent, they looked up at the dancing fires and cried aloud to the goddess. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Why, if I had but fair play; but as my tongue will not be allowed to shine, I must leave the captivation part to my yeux doux. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 372, October 1846 2011-06-29T02:00:23.750Z Bale, quite simply, is the choice of those who see football as a source of captivation. Our writers' verdicts on the PFA Players' Player of the Year nominees 2011-04-08T11:45:49Z "I felt it an age," said he, with a little bow and a smile, intended to be of intense captivation. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z I feel the dangerous captivation of speaking of her, even passingly. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z But he had not fallen into the habit of using it from any idea that it was captivating, nor had he desisted from it since all projects of captivation had departed from his mind. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z Certainly, he reflected, no preparations were in progress in this quarter for his captivation. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z The tinted drawings which represented various views of the castle and the terraced gardens, were something little short of fairyland in captivation. Paul Gosslett's Confessions in Love, Law, and The Civil Service 2011-02-04T03:00:18.850Z It is high time to send her back to her own country, and, from the brief experience I have had of it, I'll venture to say all her captivations there will not make many victims. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z There was a captivation in its promise of adventure that he felt to be irresistible. Tony Butler Her beauty, her gracefulness, the witching fascination of her movements, the enchanting captivation of her smile, were themes they never wearied of. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) "There lies the whole question," said I; "since, for my part, I could not throw off the identity, even under such captivations as you speak of." Sir Jasper Carew His Life and Experience How guarded should we be not to suffer ourselves to be fascinated by the captivations of manner and the insinuating charms of address! A Day's Ride A Life's Romance "And all this wonderful story about her beauty and captivation, and the running away and the secret marriage, how much of that does Mr. M'Kinlay believe?" Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z "One thing is clear, Alice,—he means that we should like him; but he is too clever to set about it in any vulgar spirit of captivation." Tony Butler I told you for whose captivation all her little gracefulnesses were intended. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly In the management of this marvellous instrument of captivation was, perhaps, the solitary evidence of anything like study or artifice about her. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier The marvel of their captivation lay in the spell of the enchanter. A Day's Ride A Life's Romance He was thoroughly wearied of all the pleasures of the table, as he was of all the captivations which witty conveners and clever talkers can throw over society. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Annette and I have been plotting and planning such rare devices in 'toilette,' not exactly aware where or upon whom the captivations were to be exercised. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day Now Julia L'Estrange was a very pretty girl, and with a captivation of manner which to the young sailor was irresistible. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly "There! that ought to be enough, surely, for all reasonable captivation!" said he, laughingly. A Rent In A Cloud To all the graces of external beauty Maria Valentine de Courcy united all the captivations of the intellect—all the attractions of the understanding,—all the enchantments of the soul. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 Ah, what an answer could his heart give, if he but dared to utter it; for he could tell them I was their equal in all their vaunted captivations! Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z "Yes," replied Dr. Bernstein, "the optical captivation of Howard Jeffries' attention makes the whole case complete and clear to the physician." The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life "You are, then, for the captivations that give no quarter?" said she, smiling. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly "I means Chieftain—de larges' black-mangy Nubbin lion in captivation," stated Red Hoss grandly, quoting from memory his own recollection of an inscription he but lately had read for the first time. Sundry Accounts Art can accomplish much, but it cannot supply the inherent captivation that constitutes the puissance of Rosalind. The Merry-Go-Round Down she went, and at luncheon devoted herself to the captivation of Mr. Parsons; afterwards insisting on going to the schools—she, whose aversion to them was Honora’s vexation at home. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster Though prepared to meet in Hortense Bonaparte, ex-Queen of Holland, a woman possessed of no ordinary powers of captivation, she has, I confess, far exceeded my expectations. Hortense Makers of History Series "Enough to know that it was not to such captivations you would yield,—that you had seen a great deal of that sort of thing." The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly In a letter of later date, describing the adventurer's captivation with the cottage maiden whom he afterwards married, there are some lines of a very different stamp. Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) If the patient for whom a mental treatment is recognized as necessary shows himself too skeptical to submit to the powers of the psychotherapist, such captivation of his belief can easily be secured. Psychotherapy As I grew up, I heard nothing talked about but conquests, and lovers, and captivations. Kate Coventry An Autobiography Manner is perhaps more seducing than mere beauty; but where they are allied, the captivation is irresistible. Rattlin the Reefer And he opened his watch-case as he spoke, and displayed a small miniature in enamel, of marvellous beauty and captivation. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly Her smile it was that completed my captivation, that first time that I saw her in church and lost my heart in a moment:—her smile was ever and always her greatest charm. She and I, Volume 1 But chiefly Lady Penelope threw out the captivations of her wit and her literature; while Lady Binks, trusting to her natural charms, endeavoured equally to attract his notice. St. Ronan's Well How brave! ye who with beauty beam, On rank supreme who fix your mind, Should ye your captivations muster, And with their lustre king Death blind. The Sleeping Bard or, Visions of the World, Death, and Hell The peaceful virtues, under whose influence Nations flourish and mankind rejoice, possess no lasting captivations for the Hero. The Stranger in France or, a Tour from Devonshire to Paris Illustrated by Engravings in Aqua Tint of Sketches Taken on the Spot. Men habituated to the wildest life, too, enjoy the woods, the hills, and the mountains, beyond all the captivation and excitement of society, and are nowhere at rest, but when in their communion. Rural Architecture Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages, and Out Buildings The first process of captivation is what I don’t understand—unless, indeed, there are sparkles in the quartz, invisible to common eyes, that tell the experienced gold-seeker of a rich vein near. Sword and Gown A Novel Moreover, one of the difficulties of being agreeable is that the apprehension of offending and the small hope of pleasing destroy all captivation of manner. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878 She was not, it is true, of the ordinary type of beauty, whose chief ornament is an effort at captivation. A Dozen Ways Of Love Her delicious singing and utter freedom from aught that savored of mannerism or affectation made her power of captivation complete in spite of her lack of dramatic energy. Great Singers, Second Series Malibran To Titiens It is not till past mid-day that the noise of labour ceases, and that the toilette is put into a complete state for the captivation of the beholder. A Bibliographical, Antiquarian and Picturesque Tour in France and Germany, Volume Two She has a handsome profile and a captivating manner, two dangerous things in woman; but therewith she has an occasionally malicious expression of eye and mouth, that somewhat impairs the effect of the captivation. Gladys, the Reaper She liked the man; she thought that he had a good deal she valued to offer her; but as yet she desired only his captivation. Ranching for Sylvia The captivation was general, the blindness seemed to be so likewise; a feverish impulse carried people away into all newfangled ways, serious or frivolous. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 He interrogated the prisoner with official fierceness, but could obtain no other reply than the general declaration, that he was a traveller come to see the captivations of Italy. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 340, Supplementary Number (1828) That was the captivation of it to me. David Copperfield He did not analyze the process of the captivation and enrapturement—for love is a mystery and cannot be analyzed. The Flirt Perhaps the young soldier did not yield himself the less readily to these captivations that Kate Kearney's manner towards him was studiously cold and ceremonious. Lord Kilgobbin Emerson says manners form the representative apex and final charm and captivation of humanity: but he might as well have changed the typicality to voice. Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy The loved idea of Angelo still rose upon my fancy, and its powers of captivation, heightened by absence, and, perhaps even by despair, pursued me with incessant grief. A Sicilian Romance Undoubtedly," replied Darcy, to whom this remark was chiefly addressed, "there is meanness in all the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 01 — Fiction Go, faithless bloom! on Delia's cheek Your boasted captivations try; Alas! o'er Nature would you seek To gain one moment's victory? Poems Read the thrilling story of her "captivation" and rescue, and then think of Madam Symonds's finery in her gilt trunk in the near-by town. Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820) "But how came about this sudden captivation of heart?" Annette, the Metis Spy Was she being sensible and deliberately keeping out of his way, or was she being mad and trying to be made young at sixty in order to return armed for his captivation. December Love Facing about, the girl replied with some show of firmness: “’T is but fair that Colonel Brereton should know I had no hand in his captivation; and I have a right to tell him so.” Janice Meredith Alaire knew the susceptibility of Mexican men, and was immune to ordinary flattery; yet there was something exciting about this martial hero's complete captivation. Heart of the Sunset Robert and Jock were inclined to ascribe to some of these arts the captivation of so clever a person as their sister, by one whom they both viewed with repulsion as a mere adventurer. Magnum Bonum Under this new captivation her own pet, Poppy, was thoughtlessly neglected. Missy Madame, though she had no taste for such conversation, and whose coarseness and selfishness sometimes exhibited a ludicrous contrast to their excessive refinement, could not remain wholly insensible to the captivations of their manner. The Mysteries of Udolpho All that she requires for her captivation is poetry. Through Russia Undoubtedly," replied Darcy, to whom this remark was chiefly addressed, "there is a meanness in all the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation. Pride and Prejudice The so-called captivation of our visual capacity plays a not unimportant part in distinguishing correct from illusory seeing. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students |
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