- ravishing (n.)
[ravishing 词源字典]
- "act of plundering," c. 1300, verbal noun from ravish (v.).[ravishing etymology, ravishing origin, 英语词源]
- ravishing (adj.)
- mid-14c., "ravenous;" early 15c., "enchanting;" present participle adjective from ravish (v.). The figurative notion is of "carrying off from earth to heaven." Related: Ravishingly.