beguiled 是动词 beguile 的过去式/过去分词,常见意思是“迷住;用魅力吸引”“哄骗;使着迷而分心”。语境里既可偏中性(被吸引、陶醉),也可带负面(被花言巧语蒙蔽)。
/bɪˈɡaɪld/
The children were beguiled by the magician’s tricks.
孩子们被魔术师的把戏迷住了。
Beguiled by his smooth words, she ignored the warning signs and signed the contract.
她被他花言巧语所蒙蔽,忽视了危险信号,签下了合同。
beguile 来自中古英语,核心词根与 guile(诡计、欺诈)有关;前缀 be- 有“使……处于某种状态/对……施加作用”的意味。早期更偏“欺骗、诱骗”,后来也常用于“用魅力使人着迷、分心”。