1、ap- "to" + -pel "drive" => appel- => appeal (-e- => -ea-) + -ing.
2、含義：make or let sb drive to sth. 也就是：使、讓或者將某人趕到、吸引到、驅使到某事物上。
3、由此引申為：呼吁，申訴、上訴、懇求、求助、吸引力等含義。
4. Appealing：我漂亮----吸引人的，打動人心的。
英文詞源
appealing
mid-15c. as a noun, "action of petitioning a higher court or authority," verbal noun from appeal (v.). Adjectival sense of "attractive" attested by 1892. Related: Appealingly.
雙語例句
1. He is the least appealing character, to me at any rate.
他是其中最沒有吸引力的角色，至少對我來說是這樣。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Detectives are appealing for witnesses who may have seen anything suspicious.
探員呼吁看到任何可疑情況的人進行舉報。
來自柯林斯例句
3. They are appealing to the world community to come to Jordan's assistance.
他們正在呼吁國際社會向約旦伸出援手。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Why do intelligent people find quack remedies so appealing?