1580s, "crafty, scheming," present participle adjective from fetch (v.), in one of its extended senses, here "bring or draw into a desired relation or condition." The sense of "alluring, fascinating" is by 1880, from the verb in the sense "allure, attract, fascinate" (c. 1600). Related: Fetchingly.
雙語例句
1. I helped out in the tents fetching and carrying.
我在帳篷里幫忙打雜。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Beckham wore a fetching outfit in purple and green.
貝克漢姆穿了一件搶眼的紫綠兩色套裝。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Her whole morning was spent in fetching and carrying.
她整個上午都在做雜務.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Property in the area is now fetching ridiculously high prices.