Pronunciation: English?['?ntr?st?] American?['?ntr?st?]
Interesting English: interesting
adj. ?Interesting; fascinating
Word collocations:
1. Highly interesting Very interesting
2. Interesting for is interesting to?
p>3. Interesting to is interesting to?
4. Something interesting?Some interesting things
Common sentence patterns:
1. Brewer is a very interesting man.
Brewer is a very interesting man.
2. That's an interesting book.
That's an interesting book.
3. He wrote an interesting storybook for children.
He wrote an interesting storybook for children.
4. My father bought me an interesting storybook yesterday.
My father bought me an interesting storybook yesterday.
Word Meaning Analysis
Interesting and interested are adjectives derived from the past participle and present participle of interest respectively. The difference is:
1. Interested has a passive meaning, meaning "interested". Its subject or modified noun can only be a person, and is often followed by the preposition in or the infinitive of the verb.
Example: I have been greatly interested to note that all the performers were female.
I have noticed that all the performers were female, which made me extremely interested.
2. Interesting has an active meaning, meaning "that which can arouse other people's interest". Its subject or the noun it modifies is mostly an object or thing, and occasionally it can be a person. It is not followed by in or the infinitive of the verb. .
Example: The film is both interesting and instructive.
The film is both interesting and educational.