Jane Austenの "pride and prejudice" を読んでいます。
From that moment I observed my friend’s behaviour attentively; and I could then perceive that his partiality for Miss Bennet was beyond what I had ever witnessed in him. Your sister I also watched. Her look and manners were open, cheerful, and engaging as ever, but without any symptom of peculiar regard, and I remained convinced from the evening’s scrutiny, that though she received his attentions with pleasure, she did not invite them by any participation of sentiment.
ここに出てきた "engaging" は以前取り上げた気がするのですが、記録が見当たらないので取り上げますが、この "engaging" は他の箇所にも出てくるので、まずその内の二か所も引用します。
My father was not only fond of this young man’s society, whose manners were always engaging; he had also the highest opinion of him, and hoping the church would be his profession, intended to provide for him in it.
...
My brother admires her greatly already; he will have frequent opportunity now of seeing her on the most intimate footing; her relations all wish the connection as much as his own; and a sister’s partiality is not misleading me, I think, when I call Charles most capable of engaging any woman’s heart. With all these circumstances to favour an attachment, and nothing to prevent it, am I wrong, my dearest Jane, in indulging the hope of an event which will secure the happiness of so many?”
辞書で "engaging" の説明を見ます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: Charming and attractive.: Sophie had a sunny personality that was very engaging
・Collins Dictionary: An engaging person or thing is pleasant, interesting, and entertaining.: ...one of her most engaging and least known novels.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: pleasant, attractive, and charming: an engaging smile/manner/person
"engaging" の原型 "engage" にも関連する意味があるのではと辞書で "engage" をよく見ると、
・Oxford English Dictionary: Occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention): he plowed on, trying to outline his plans and engage Sutton's attention
・Collins Dictionary: If something engages you or your attention or interest, it keeps you interested in it and thinking about it.: They never learned skills to engage the attention of the others.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to interest someone in something and keep them thinking about it: The debate about food safety has engaged the whole nation.
"engage" には次の用法もあり、多義語ですね。
・(of fencers or swordsmen) bring (weapons) together preparatory to fighting.: Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.
・Enter into conflict or combat with (an enemy): tank and infantry units engaged the enemy
(Oxford English Dictionary)
From that moment I observed my friend’s behaviour attentively; and I could then perceive that his partiality for Miss Bennet was beyond what I had ever witnessed in him. Your sister I also watched. Her look and manners were open, cheerful, and engaging as ever, but without any symptom of peculiar regard, and I remained convinced from the evening’s scrutiny, that though she received his attentions with pleasure, she did not invite them by any participation of sentiment.
ここに出てきた "engaging" は以前取り上げた気がするのですが、記録が見当たらないので取り上げますが、この "engaging" は他の箇所にも出てくるので、まずその内の二か所も引用します。
My father was not only fond of this young man’s society, whose manners were always engaging; he had also the highest opinion of him, and hoping the church would be his profession, intended to provide for him in it.
...
My brother admires her greatly already; he will have frequent opportunity now of seeing her on the most intimate footing; her relations all wish the connection as much as his own; and a sister’s partiality is not misleading me, I think, when I call Charles most capable of engaging any woman’s heart. With all these circumstances to favour an attachment, and nothing to prevent it, am I wrong, my dearest Jane, in indulging the hope of an event which will secure the happiness of so many?”
辞書で "engaging" の説明を見ます。
・Oxford English Dictionary: Charming and attractive.: Sophie had a sunny personality that was very engaging
・Collins Dictionary: An engaging person or thing is pleasant, interesting, and entertaining.: ...one of her most engaging and least known novels.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: pleasant, attractive, and charming: an engaging smile/manner/person
"engaging" の原型 "engage" にも関連する意味があるのではと辞書で "engage" をよく見ると、
・Oxford English Dictionary: Occupy, attract, or involve (someone's interest or attention): he plowed on, trying to outline his plans and engage Sutton's attention
・Collins Dictionary: If something engages you or your attention or interest, it keeps you interested in it and thinking about it.: They never learned skills to engage the attention of the others.
・Cambridge English Dictionary: to interest someone in something and keep them thinking about it: The debate about food safety has engaged the whole nation.
"engage" には次の用法もあり、多義語ですね。
・(of fencers or swordsmen) bring (weapons) together preparatory to fighting.: Engage your brain before you engage your weapon.
・Enter into conflict or combat with (an enemy): tank and infantry units engaged the enemy
(Oxford English Dictionary)
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