资料来源 : pyDict
U引诱,诱惑;C诱惑物
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Temptation \Temp*ta"tion\, n. [OF. temptation, tentation, F.
tentation, L. tentatio.]
1. The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction.
When the devil had ended all the temptation, he
departed from him for a season. --Luke iv. 13.
2. The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil.
Lead us not into temptation. --Luke xi. 4.
3. That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement,
especially to something evil.
Dare to be great, without a guilty crown; View it,
and lay the bright temptation down. --Dryden.
资料来源 : WordNet®
temptation
n 1: something that seduces or has the quality to seduce [syn: {enticement}]
2: the desire to have or do something that you know you should
avoid; "he felt the temptation and his will power
weakened"
3: the act of influencing by exciting hope or desire; "his
enticements were shameless" [syn: {enticement}]