magnet

名词 magnet:

1. (physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
2. a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
   同义词：attraction, attractor, attracter, attractive feature

1. A magnet attracts steel.
   磁石能吸钢铁。
2. Human beings have learned out how to make magnet of cast iron.
   人类已经学会如何从生铁制出磁铁。
3. Forbidden City is a great magnet for foreign tourists.
   紫禁城对外国旅游者来说是个有巨大吸引力的地方。

mag.net

n.Abbr. mag.（名词）缩写 mag.
An object that is surrounded by a magnetic field and that has the property, either natural or induced, of attracting iron or steel.
磁体：处于磁场包围中的一个物体，具有天生的或者是引发的吸引铁或钢的特性
An electromagnet.
电磁体
A person, a place, an object, or a situation that exerts attraction.
有吸引力的人、地方、物体或者场景

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old French magnete
源自 古法语 magnete
from Latin magnôs magnôt-
源自 拉丁语 magnôs magnôt-
from Greek Magnôs (lithos) [Magnesian (stone), magnet]
源自 希腊语 Magnôs (lithos) [马格内西亚的（石头），磁石]
from Magnôsia [Magnesia, an ancient city of Asia Minor]
源自 马格内西亚 [马格内西亚，小亚细亚的一个古城]