arresting (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[arresting 词源字典]
early 15c., "action of stopping" someone or something, verbal noun from arrest (v.).[arresting etymology, arresting origin, 英语词源]
arresting (adj.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
"striking, that captures the imagination," 1792, present participle adjective from arrest (v.).