temptation
part of speech
noun (temptation, uncountable; a temptation, temptations)
meaning for a pupil
1) Temptation is the feeling of wanting to do something, especially something you know is wrong or not good for you. tree →
2) A temptation is a thing that makes you want to do it: «Cake is a big temptation». tree →
3) (Bible, church) The Temptation is the story of Jesus being tempted by the devil in the desert. tree →
sense in the lessons
In ethics lessons and stories, characters face temptation, like Edmund in Narnia with Turkish delight. In religious education, the Lord's Prayer says «lead us not into temptation», and Lent remembers Jesus' forty days in the wilderness. Phrases: «resist temptation», «give in to temptation», «a strong temptation», «lead us not into temptation».
examples
- I resisted the temptation to open my present early. tree →
- The sweets on the table were a big temptation. tree →
- He gave in to temptation and ate the last biscuit. tree →
- In the Bible, Jesus resisted temptation in the desert. tree →
- The Lord's Prayer says, «Lead us not into temptation». tree →
- Leaving your homework until the last minute is a common temptation. tree →
- The shop puts sweets at the till as a temptation for children. tree →
- Do not stop to argue with temptation. tree →
note
Uncountable for the feeling, countable for a thing that tempts. Verb: tempt; adjective: tempting. Temptation itself is not wrong; giving in to it may be.
In the corpora
- A plan for the moment of temptation, such as a list of things to do when bored, helps habits change.
- Other friends met other temptations.
- Charging devices outside the bedroom removes the temptation to play at night.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «temptation» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.