landscapes of immense appeal
please help me with this line.
(the actual phrase was "The castle is surrounded by landscapes of immense appeal.")
Does it mean in this case that the landscapes are breathtakingly attractive?
Can any person be described that way? Or only the parts of scenery and nature?
Thanks to everyone who helped!
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Re: landscapes of immense appeal
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Originally Posted by Leof
please help me with this line.
(the actual phrase was "The castle is surrounded by landscapes of immense appeal.")
Does it mean in this case that the landscapes are breathtakingly attractive?
Yes, Leof, that's actually a very good paraphrase - well done! :)
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Can any person be described that way? Or only the parts of scenery and nature?
Mmmm.... well, probably.... but it wouldn't be everyday, colloquial language - mind you, it isn't for landscapes either, so you probably could use it for people as well.
Although for people, I would more likely use your "breathtakingly attractive" - sounds a lot better.
No, come to think of it: if you use either of these for people, there's actually a difference in meaning:
You would probably never say about another guy that he is breathtakingly attractive :lol: You'd only say that of a person of the opposite sex.
But a person of immense appeal (though I still think it sounds heavy :? ) could be anyone - someone can be appealing through intelligence, sense of humour, wit, kindness etc...... You don't necessarily have to be attracted to him/her.
Does that make any sense to you? It's hard to explain... :|
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