Compelling
来自Big Physics
Safin(讨论 | 贡献)2022年4月27日 (三) 08:24的版本 (建立内容为“Category:etymology == google == [https://www.google.com.hk/search?q=compelling+etymology&newwindow=1&hl=en ref] late Middle English: from Latin compellere, f…”的新页面)
late Middle English: from Latin compellere, from com- ‘together’ + pellere ‘drive’.
etymonline
compelling (adj.)
c. 1600, "that compels," present-participle adjective from compel. Meaning "demanding attention" is from 1901. Related: Compellingly.